barricade C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌbæɹ.ɪˈkeɪd/ UK /ˌbæɹ.ɪˈkeɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #14977 Meanings 1 noun a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy They stormed the barricade. 2 verb to block off with barricades The students barricaded themselves into the dean's office. 3 verb to prevent access to by barricading The street where the President lives is always barricaded. 4 verb to render unsuitable for passage The protesters barricaded the street. Thesaurus Synonyms 4 verb · to render unsuitable for... blockade More obstructionhurdleroadblock Word family Forms barricadedbarricadesbarricading Derived forms nonbarricadedrebarricadeunbarricadeunbarricaded Etymology The noun is borrowed from French barricade, or an assimilation of the earlier barricado to the French form. The verb is from the noun or French barricader. barricade French barricader French View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # barricade **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˌbæɹ.ɪˈkeɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌbæɹ.ɪˈkeɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 14977 ## Meanings 1. a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy 2. to block off with barricades 3. to prevent access to by barricading 4. to render unsuitable for passage ## Examples - They stormed the barricade. - The students barricaded themselves into the dean's office. - The street where the President lives is always barricaded. - The protesters barricaded the street. ## Synonyms - blockade - obstruction - hurdle - roadblock ## Derived Forms - nonbarricaded - rebarricade - unbarricade - unbarricaded ## Roots and Affixes - Root: barricade - Root: barricader ## Etymology The noun is borrowed from French barricade, or an assimilation of the earlier barricado to the French form. The verb is from the noun or French barricader. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown