barricade

noun

a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy

a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

verb

block off with barricades

prevent access to by barricading

render unsuitable for passage

Roots

barricabarric- · Spanish · barrel

Synonyms for barricade

roadblockn blockaden blockn fencen vallationn stopv stockaden bulwarkn breastworkn rampartn circumvallationn

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Where does barricade come from?

The word barricade breaks down into one root of Spanish origin: the root barric-, from Spanish barrica (“barrel”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.