(n.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access.
(n.) Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense.
(n.) To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris.
Example Sentences:
(1) Palestinians barricaded themselves inside al-Aqsa, throwing stones and fireworks at police entering the compound.
(2) The authorities had vacated the area, leaving barricades and piles of rubble in place.
(3) Student protesters in Berkeley and Columbia cheered their TV sets as footage from the Paris barricades made the American news in May, while French students took heart from images of the huge anti-war demonstrations now occurring across Europe and America.
(4) To the amazement of the CRS the students regrouped and fought back, overturning cars, building barricades and digging up cobblestones to use as ammunition.
(5) It's very reminiscent of a similar death almost a year ago, when a "middle-aged trade unionist" collapsed and died during a protest ( details ) Updated at 1.42pm BST 1.31pm BST 30,000 join Athens protests Reuters reckons that more than 30,000 people took part in today's demonstrations in Athens, and that the trouble began when "a small group of protesters" began throwing marble, bottles and petrol bombs at the ropt police who were "barricading part of the square".
(6) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Standing Rock Sioux siblings Austin, Mani, and PJ, stand in front of a police-guarded barricade.
(7) He says they dragged him about 40 metres towards a fire that was still smouldering on the street, the remains of a protesters' barricade.
(8) The bridge has been barricaded for several weeks, blocking the most direct route to Bismarck, North Dakota, and raising safety concerns among residents of the camp and the reservation.
(9) Alec is tweeting from the scene, where "Locals throw rocks at troops, soldiers fire in air ": Locals are holding Russian flag, Molotov cocktails outside Kramatorsk airfield, which has been taken by Ukrainian forces A few young men in masks just arrived at Kramatorsk airfield, reportedly under control of Ukrainian forces now Locals have set up a barricade outside Kramatorsk airfield.
(10) Within minutes of the verdict, young men were pulling barricades on to Tahrir Square.
(11) I will man the barricades for the BBC, they have been good to me, but they have a tendency when accused of a crime just to hand themselves into the police station.
(12) Activists had planned to use vehicles as barricades to shut down border crossings at 17 locations in four states – Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.
(13) Police barricaded off the car park near it, forcing anyone attending to walk more than 200m down to the reserve.
(14) Demonstrators appeared to storm the short tunnel in reaction to police attempts over the past two days to chip away at barricades on the edges of the sprawling protest zone.
(15) In a running confrontation, both sides threw molotov cocktails, one of which set alight a makeshift barricade in the foyer.
(16) The demonstrators’ numbers have diminished as many of them returned to work on Monday after a national holiday, but the protest zones remain barricaded, causing traffic jams and angering scores of business owners.
(17) Police erected a barbed wire barricade between the two groups after they faced off and sang rival anthems outside the heavily guarded magistrates court in Ventersdorp, North-West province.
(18) He said: Our activists were sitting there all night calmly, building the barricades.
(19) Police have chipped away at the protest zones in three areas across the city by removing barricades from around the edges.
(20) According to Dieter Rucht of the Social Science Research Centre in Berlin: "This is driving people to the barricades who don't normally go out on to the streets."
Roadblock
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) "Today a federal district court put up a roadblock on a path constructed by 21 federal court rulings over the last year – a path that inevitably leads to nationwide marriage equality," said Sarah Warbelow, legal director for the Human Rights Campaign.
(2) They marched to the police roadblock, and performed a 21-gun salute for a fallen veteran and a prayer ceremony on the bridge.
(3) There's an advantage from the Democratic perspective to waiting for the House, however: doing so could eliminate some of the procedural roadblocks that extremist members might otherwise erect, reports Sahil Kapur Talking Points Memo: Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) Senate Ds are hoping House passes *something* on DL so they can use it as a vehicle to bypass stalling by Cruz et al.
(4) Although Rutaganda stood alone in the dock, the entire interahamwe was on trial with him for its role in mobilising large numbers of Hutus to murder about 800,000 Tutsis at roadblocks, in churches and in their own homes.
(5) One woman who gave testimony to the committee, Radia Atta, told the Guardian that her husband, Ayman Issa, disappeared after being held at a military roadblock near the pyramids of Dahshour.
(6) The US has also pledged $86m towards upgrading Mexico’s checkpoints, roadblocks and naval bases.
(7) However there are already signs that Isis has switched tactics to minimise its exposure by reducing roadblocks, the use of pick-up trucks and by placing its black flags in civilian areas.
(8) The P2P holiday rentals marketplace is hitting roadblocks in Europe, too: the authorities in Amsterdam and Berlin, for example, are reportedly considering laws that will make it tougher for companies such as Airbnb and its European rivals HouseTrip , Wimdu and 9flats to operate.
(9) Cameron claims that this only carries on what Tony Blair and Alan Milburn began – until roadblocked by Gordon Brown.
(10) The Palestinian comedy team Watan a Watar have enjoyed huge success with their take on an Isis propaganda video featuring a roadblock and a quiz: incorrect answers mean instant execution but these jolly, bumbling jihadis win points to get them to Paradise.
(11) The Coalition is facing a similar Senate roadblock on the planned $7 GP co-payment, with Labor, the Greens and the PUP voicing strong opposition to the proposal amid fears it could deter some people from seeing a doctor.
(12) Hatir says the fighters hail from units from Tripoli, Misrata, Benghazi, Tobruk and Bani Walid itself, but they have no dealings with the official national army, an anaemic force staffed by former Gaddafi-era officials which is, perhaps wisely, keeping well out of the way, manning a few roadblocks to the north.
(13) In this study we have tried to analyse roadblocks to the implementation of the program.
(14) The article also discusses roadblocks to learning faced by hearing-impaired students who have difficulty comprehending question forms, especially WH-question forms.
(15) General Batista issued orders for the setting up of roadblocks around Havana and the taking over of the international airport to prevent members of the Government from leaving the country.
(16) Despite state and federal evacuation orders , a government roadblock, escalating police violence and aggressive prosecutions that attorneys say lack basic evidence, thousands of veterans are preparing to travel to Cannon Ball this weekend to support the growing movement to stop the Dakota Access pipeline.
(17) Established 17 years ago as a compromise between the then president, Bill Clinton, and a resistant Pentagon, the "don't ask, don't tell" policy became for gay rights campaigners a notorious roadblock on the way to full acceptance.
(18) During the 100-day massacres, Nizeyimana is said to have ordered the erection of roadblocks where Tutsis were stopped and killed, and is accused of personally sanctioning the killings of entire Tutsi families on account of their ethnicity.
(19) Asked about a report that he had appeared at roadblocks alongside the death squads, he said it was an insult to a man of his rank.
(20) "If I'm checking IDs at roadblocks, knowing that person is going to be clubbed to death, I'm as responsible as if I wielded the machete myself," said Capin.