— barricader , n.
/bar"i kayd', bar'i kayd"/ , n. , v. , barricaded, barricading .
n.
1. a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
2. any barrier that obstructs passage.
v.t.
3. to obstruct or block with a barricade: barricading the streets to prevent an attack.
4. to shut in and defend with or as if with a barricade: The rebels had barricaded themselves in the old city.
[ 1585-95; barrique BARREL ( -ade -ADE 1 ; early barricades in Paris were often composed of barrels ]
Syn. 1. See bar 1 . 4. fortify.