a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.

any barrier that obstructs passage.

to obstruct or block with a barricade

barricading the streets to prevent an attack.

to shut in and defend with or as if with a barricade

The rebels had barricaded themselves in the old city.

noun

opening

verb

allow , open

noun

bar , barrier , blank wall , block , blockade , bulwark , fence , obstruction , palisade , rampart , roadblock , stockade , stop , wall , blockage , clog , hamper , hindrance , hurdle , impediment , obstacle , snag , traverse

verb

bar , blockade , defend , fortify , obstruct , shut in , barrier , block , bulwark , fence , obstruction , stockade , stop , wall