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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
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for barricade
barri+cade—BARRIer
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