1. (

• 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. ;

2. (

• barricade ,

) a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy; "they stormed the barricade" ;

1. (

• barricade ,
• block ,
• blockade ,
• stop ,
• block_off ,
• block_up ,
• bar

) render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" ;

2. (

• barricade ,

) prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded" ;

3. (

• barricade ,
• barricado

) block off with barricades ;