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barricade
noun(bar-ri-cade)
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,
barricade
verb(bar-ri-cade)
render unsuitable for passage
Synonyms: bar, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop,
Examples:
Barricade the streets.
barricade
verb(bar-ri-cade)
block off with barricades
Synonyms: barricado,
barricade
noun(bar-ri-cade)
a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
Examples:
They stormed the barricade.
barricade
verb(bar-ri-cade)
prevent access to by barricading
Examples:
The street where the President lives is always barricaded.

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