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barricade
[ bar-i-keyd, bar-i-keyd ]
noun
- a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
- any barrier that obstructs passage.
verb (used with object)
- to obstruct or block with a barricade:
barricading the streets to prevent an attack.
- to shut in and defend with or as if with a barricade:
The rebels had barricaded themselves in the old city.
Synonyms:
barricade
/ ˈbærɪˌkeɪd; ˌbærɪˈkeɪd /
noun
- a barrier for defence, esp one erected hastily, as during street fighting
verb
- to erect a barricade across (an entrance, passageway, etc) or at points of access to (a room, district of a town, etc)
they barricaded the door
- usually passive to obstruct; block
his mind was barricaded against new ideas
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ۾·e noun
- ܲ·۾· verb (used with object) unbarricaded unbarricading
Word History and Origins
Origin of barricade1
Word History and Origins
Origin of barricade1
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Example Sentences
The Central Industrial Security Force, the paramilitary which handles airport security, barricades the entire runway for safety and manages the crowds.
Throughout their set, Zardoya waved a Puerto Rican flag, called out for her Latino family in the audience and even went down to the barricade where she got up close and personal with several fans.
She patrolled the stage with an undeniable sense of confidence—making her way down to the barricade and strutting up and down the lengthy catwalk, red solo cup in hand.
From the people crowded around the barricade to those in the far back, almost everyone raised their arms up and down to coincide with the fluctuating beat.
Before the cameras were covered, “multiple suspects were recorded carrying equipment into Building 10 and barricading doorways using ladders, furniture, and additional equipment they brought into the building,” prosecutors alleged in a press release.
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