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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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Yoon remains confined to his official residence in Seoul, where the presidential security service has reinforced the area with barbed wire and rows of vehicles barricading surrounding roads.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 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
Police later determined Upshur had barricaded himself inside the second floor of the residence.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Yoon remains confined to his official residence in Seoul, where the presidential security service has reinforced the area with barbed wire and rows of vehicles barricading surrounding roads.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 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 22 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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