Barricade
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Closeup of a collection of blinker equipped barricades
A barricade is any object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction. As a military term, the barricade denotes any improvised field fortification, most notably on the city streets during urban warfare.
It is also used to describe the devices actually used for this purpose. Some examples are:
- A temporary traffic barricade, pictured here, which has the goal of dissuading passage into a protected or hazardous area.
- A large slab of cement or specially formed plastic tub of water, whose goal is to actively prevent forcible passage by a vehicle.
Polish barricades during the Warsaw Uprising
 Polish barricade with a captured Hetzer tank destroyer built in |
Polish barricade with a street car |
 Other captured Hetzer at other baricade |