barricade

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
  2. noun a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
  3. verb render unsuitable for passage

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.

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Synonyms

roadblock

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