1. (noun)roadblock, barricade a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. Synonyms: roadblock, barricade, barrier
2. (verb)barricade a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy Synonyms: roadblock
1. barricade A bar is something that is or may be firmly fixed, ordinarily with intent to prevent entrance or egress; as, the bars of a prison cell; the bars of a wood-lot. A barrier obstructs, but is not Synonyms: barrier, bar, bulwark, obstruction, rampart, barricade, hindrance, parapet, restraint, breastwork, obstacle, prohibition, restriction Antonyms: admittance, opening, road, transit, entrance, passage, thoroughfare, way