to barricado
- verb
- /ˌbærɪˈkeɪdoʊ/
- Archaic
:
barricadar
- To keep the intruders out, the residents decided to barricado the main entrance with wooden pallets.
Examples
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One shows the congressman barricading the door of the House chamber.
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Casually, police just barricading the road.
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The protesters planned to barricado the entrance to the building to prevent any access.
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During the riot, they barricado the streets with overturned cars and debris.
Synonyms
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4.8
To stop people from entering a place by putting up a barrier
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6.4
To surround an area with a wall to protect it
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3.8
Close a road, path or entrance so people cannot go through
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6.3
Stop people entering or leaving an area by using police and barriers
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2.4
To put a barrier around land to mark or protect it
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5.8
To build a barrier around something to keep people in or keep others out
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1.8
To make a barrier of wood, metal, or wire around land to keep animals and people out
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3.7
Surround an area with a fence to stop people from entering
To block a place so people cannot enter, often by putting up a fence
To surround a place with strong wooden posts to protect it
To surround an area with a strong fence of wooden or metal posts for protection
To put weapons into a strong shelter to protect them from enemy fire
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Barricado comes from an old word for 'barrel', because people once piled barrels and other things in the street to stop attackers. It is the same idea as barricade, so to barricado is to 'make a barrier' to block or defend a place.