barricade: Meaning and Definition of

bar•ri•cade

1. a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
2. any barrier that obstructs passage.

1. to obstruct or block with a barricade: barricading the streets to prevent an attack.
2. to shut in and defend with or as if with a barricade: The rebels had barricaded themselves in the old city.