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barricade

[bar-i-keyd, bar-i-keyd] / ˈbær ɪˌkeɪd, ˌbær ɪˈkeɪd /


VERB
block, usually to protect
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Its chief executive, Kevin McPartlin, told RTÉ that the number could be five times that by Friday night, adding that 50% of the country's new supply was being kept behind barricade lines.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

When it appeared that rioters might breach the chamber, Mullin helped barricade the door.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Every exterior wall of the steel-framed home is a foot-thick, fire-resistant barricade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fronted by coils of barbed wire, Cambodians lamented their lost homes and livelihoods as Thailand's military showed off its gains.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Lovely as they were to look at, the Sierras were frightening to think about, an icy barricade.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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