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    barricade

    barricade - Dictionary definition and meaning for word barricade

    Definition
    (noun) a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
    Synonyms : roadblock
    Definition
    (noun) a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
    Example Sentence
    • they stormed the barricade
    Definition
    (verb) render unsuitable for passage
    Synonyms : bar , block , block off , block up , blockade , stop
    Example Sentence
    • block the way
    • barricade the streets
    • stop the busy road
    Definition
    (verb) prevent access to by barricading
    Example Sentence
    • The street where the President lives is always barricaded
    Definition
    (verb) block off with barricades
    Synonyms : barricado
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barri+cade—BARRIer

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