barricada

Definitions of barricada
  1. noun
    a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
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    type of:
    barrera
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  2. noun
    any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
    synonyms: barrera
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    barrera ideológica
    a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies
    barrera lingüística
    barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages
    telón
    an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries
    discriminación racial
    barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
    type of:
    obstrucción, traba
    something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
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