barricade

¹bar·ri·cade

verb
\ˈber-ə-ˌkād, ˈba-rə-, ˌber-ə-ˈ, ˌba-rə-ˈ\

bar·ri·cad·edbar·ri·cad·ing

Definition of BARRICADE

transitive verb

1

: to block off or stop up with a barricade <barricade a street>

2

: to prevent access to by means of a barricade

Examples of BARRICADE

1. The police barricaded the crime scene.
2. <the city barricaded the flooded streets>

Origin of BARRICADE

²barricade

First Known Use: 1592

Related to BARRICADE

Synonyms: bar, close (off), blockade, block (off), guard, wall (off)

Antonyms: open, unbar

Related Words: curtain (off), screen (off); dike, fence, gate, hedge; bolt, lock; obstruct

Near Antonyms: reopen, unblock, unbolt

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Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with BARRICADE

accolade, Adelaide, ambuscade, aquacade, balustrade, cable-laid, cannonade, carronade, cavalcade, centigrade, chambermaid, chiffonade, colonnade, countertrade, custom-made, dairymaid, defilade, enfilade, escalade, escapade, esplanade, everglade, foreign aid, fusillade, gallopade, gasconade, grant-in-aid, hawser-laid, hearing aid, intergrade, legal aid, lemonade, marinade, marmalade, masquerade, meter maid, motorcade, orangeade, orthograde, overtrade, palisade, panty raid, pasquinade, plantigrade, promenade, ready-made, renegade, retrograde, serenade, stock-in-trade, tailor-made, underlaid, visual aid