bar·ri·cade
ˈber-ə-ˌkād 
ˈba-rə-;
ˌber-ə-ˈkād,
ˌba-rə-
barricaded; barricading
1
: to block off or stop up with a barricade
barricade a street
2
: to prevent access to by means of a barricade
1
a
: an obstruction or rampart thrown up across a way or passage to check the advance of the enemy
b
2
3
barricades plural
: a field of combat or dispute
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Examples of barricade in a Sentence
Verb
The police barricaded the crime scene.
the city barricaded the flooded streets to through traffic
Noun
The enemy broke through the barricade.
Police erected barricades to keep the crowds from approaching the crime scene.
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Dalia Faheid, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
Tribal authorities had barricaded the roads last year saying that they were illegally built on tribal land and the lease to use them had expired more than 10 years earlier.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Chalk graffiti on barricades surrounding a park near vice presidential nominee JD Vance's Alexandria home was painted over Tuesday.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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Verb
That day, terrified students and teachers barricaded themselves in their classrooms before officers apprehended the shooter and escorted them onto the football field.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
Tribal authorities had barricaded the roads last year saying that they were illegally built on tribal land and the lease to use them had expired more than 10 years earlier.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
Noun
The two groups are massed on opposite sides of the steps to Low Library, divided by metal barricades and monitored by campus safety teams.
—NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Chalk graffiti on barricades surrounding a park near vice presidential nominee JD Vance's Alexandria home was painted over Tuesday.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Barricade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricade. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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barricade
1 of 2 verb
bar·ri·cade
ˈbar-ə-ˌkād
ˌbar-ə-ˈkād
barricaded; barricading
: to block off with a barricade
barricade
2 of 2 noun
: a barrier usually made in a hurry for protection against attack or for blocking the way
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