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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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
McDonnell said his officers evacuated the building where Metoyer had barricaded himself, then spent hours trying to coax him out.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
During the riot, Taylor pushed past police barricades and joined the push against police officers outside the building, the judge noted.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The sergeant then shot the man, who then ran into a nearby apartment building and barricaded himself, police said.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
McDonnell said his officers evacuated the building where Metoyer had barricaded himself, then spent hours trying to coax him out.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
Carollo put up barricades, assigned police patrols and won two years of peace until the county forced him to go away.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
During the riot, Taylor pushed past police barricades and joined the push against police officers outside the building, the judge noted.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Barricade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricade. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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