Barricade. 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.
Barricades, as physical barriers erected during protests or uprisings, have been depicted in art as symbols of resistance, rebellion, and social change. Artists have often used barricades to convey the intensity and urgency of political and social movements.
They can be depicted as imposing structures, blocking progress and symbolizing oppression, or as tools of empowerment, used to challenge authority and demand change. In art, barricades can be seen as both obstacles and opportunities, reflecting the complex nature of social and political struggles.
Adopted as a military term, a barricade denotes any improvised field fortification, such as on city streets during urban warfare. Barricades also include temporary traffic barricades designed with the goal of dissuading passage into a protected or hazardous area or large slabs of cement whose goal is to prevent forcible passage by a vehicle.
Stripes on barricades and panel devices slope downward in the direction traffic must travel. There are also pedestrian barricades-sometimes called bike rack barricades for their resemblance to a now obsolete form of bicycle stand, or police barriers. They originated in France approximately 50 years ago and are now used around the world. They w