barricade
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- noun
- /ˈbærɪˌkeɪd/
:
barricada
- We couldn't pass through the barricade that blocked the street.
- police barricades
- street barricades
- erect barricades
During the Civil War, draft resistors put up barricades around Tompkins Square Park.
- During the Civil War, draft resistors put up barricades around Tompkins Square Park.
- And so I moved the barricades a little.
- In other words, protesting or storming the barricades probably won't get you all the way there.
- So where the border with the town is, they had created these barricades so they were shooting each other.
- They still have self-defense group with, with barricades before you enter the town.
Examples
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Still others started building barricades along the Orange Plank Road east of the Brock Road.
Fiction book (1992) -
The police erected a barricade to control the crowd during the protest.
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Look, we need to get this barricade up before those kids come back.
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Do not cross the barricade.
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I'm going to go check the barricade.
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The street was wide and flat, and lined with police barricades to hold the crowd.
Fiction book (1991) -
After months of protests, police will be on high alert, closing surrounding streets, and setting up barricades for crowds that could reach in the thousands.
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During the Civil War, draft resistors put up barricades around Tompkins Square Park.
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The rebels have surrounded the city and our tanks can't cross the barricades.
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After the storm, a fallen tree became an impromptu barricade across the road.
Synonyms
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A thing that blocks movement or keeps places apart
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A barrier on a road that stops and checks vehicles
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2.7
A low fence made by stacking rough stones to mark boundaries or keep animals out
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8.6
A strong wall built to protect a place like a city or ship
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A wall or earth mound built to protect a place from attack
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A low wall at the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony to stop people from falling
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A strong fence of upright wooden or metal posts used for protection
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A heavy gate of wood or iron with bars that drops down to block a castle entrance
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A wall or barrier that protects against attack
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A building or wall built to protect a place from attack
A thing placed across a road or entrance to stop people entering and vehicles passing
A block that keeps a vehicle from moving past the end of a track
An object you move to stop or allow traffic
A fence of strong wooden posts set close together to protect a place
A low wall or bank of earth built to protect a camp
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Etymology
Barricade comes from an old French word barrique meaning 'barrel', since people used barrels, carts, and wood to make a quick street block in times of danger. So a barricade is a barrier put up to stop movement or to defend a place.