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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
- ˈ²ú²¹°ù°ù¾±ËŒ³¦²¹»å±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú²¹°ù۾±Â·³¦²¹»åe°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ô·²ú²¹°ù۾±Â·³¦²¹»å±ð verb (used with object) unbarricaded unbarricading
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of barricade1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of barricade1
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Example Sentences
Kirkpatrick was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home in Simi Valley when police arrived with a search warrant.
Students from different universities gathered in front of Istanbul University near the Beyazit area on Wednesday, breaking through a police barricade and moving towards Sarchane, where the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality building is located.
"Break down those barricades without harming the police, take to the streets and squares," he said.
The last barricades near the finish line will lift at 8 p.m.
She rushed to her car and raced to her grandmother’s house but was stopped at a police barricade.
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