bar·ri·cade (b r  -k d , br-kd)n. 1. A structure set up across a route of access to obstruct the passage of an enemy. 2. Something that serves as an obstacle; a barrier. See Synonyms at bulwark. tr.v. bar·ri·cad·ed, bar·ri·cad·ing, bar·ri·cades 1. To close off or block with a barricade. 2. To keep in or out by means of a barricade. [French, from barrique, barrel, from Old Provençal barrica, from Vulgar Latin *barr  ca; see embargo.]bar ri·cader n. |
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