or BARRICADO, a military term for a fence formed in haste with trees, baskets of earth, palisades, waggons, or any bulky material, to serve as a defence against the shot or assault of the enemy.

in Naval Architecture, a strong wooden rail, supported by stanchions, extending across the foremost part of the quarterdeck in ships of war. The vacant spaces between the stanchions are commonly filled with rope-mats, cork, or pieces of old cable; and the upper part, which contains a double rope-netting above the rail, is stuffed with hammocks, to prevent the execution of small-shot in time of action.