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Synonyms
bar·ri·cade (băŕĭ-kād́, băŕĭ-kād́)

[French, from barrique, barrel, from Old Provençal barrica, from Vulgar Latin* barrīca; see embargo.]

noun 

  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

transitive verb: -cad·ed, -cad·ing, -cades. 

  1. To close off or block with a barricade.
  2. To keep in or out by means of a barricade.

derivatives

baŕri·cad́er
noun