Barricade (Noun)
Meaning 1
A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc..
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy; "they stormed the barricade".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Protesters constructed a barricade to block the road and prevent police from reaching the square.
- The police threw up a barricade to control the flow of pedestrians at the scene of the accident.
- Soldiers used a row of vehicles to form a barricade around the military compound.
- A group of demonstrators created a makeshift barricade out of dumpsters and rocks to impede traffic.
- Activists clashed with authorities when they tried to storm the barricade surrounding the city hall building.