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barricade

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


VERB
block, usually to protect
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Ten years later he gained prominence when footage went viral showing his infantry fighting vehicle smashing through a makeshift barricade.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Some also attempted to erect a barricade with rental bikes which was cleared by police.

From Barron's May 30, 2026

Her neighbors put up a barricade to block the vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Ayanna and Thandiwe crouched behind a makeshift barricade of food-splattered tables.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The struggle over public safety became concrete when residents began placing makeshift barricades in the streets to slow ICE vehicles.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Recalling the incident in an interview with Ukrainian media, Drapaty said his driver asked: "Major, there are barricades ahead. What do we do?"

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

He later recalled being told there were barricades more than a metre high ahead and being asked what to do.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Secrecy surrounding the event is so tight that the reported venue has been cordoned off with privacy tents, tarps and barricades.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Blue-uniformed policemen stood at intervals watching us shuffle along within the wooden gray-painted police barricades.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Subway exits were also barricaded and mobile internet was jammed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

A powerful 1996 law called Section 230 has long barricaded internet platforms against most civil liability.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2026

The door had been barricaded - reinforced with planks of wood and bricks - making entry more difficult.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

As before, the entrance was barricaded - this time with bed slats wedged against the stairs to the first-floor property.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

The ambassador and his aides conduct foreign policy from the newly opened, extensively barricaded embassy on Neustadtische Kirchstrasse.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

On Monday, authorities closed schools and colleges for two days and imposed restrictions on public movement by barricading many arterial roads.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

Rabbi Walker was one of the men who, like Mr Daulby, had been barricading the doors to stop Al-Shamie getting in before police shot the attacker dead.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

Five minutes later, officers moved the furniture barricading the stairs, and senators and staff evacuated, winding down several flights to reach the subway between the Capitol and Senate office buildings.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2024

An emergency alert was issued and sirens sounded just two minutes later, issuing a lockdown warning that left worried students and staff barricading themselves inside dorms, bathrooms, classrooms and gyms.

From Seattle Times Aug. 28, 2023

“Voldemort’s on his way, they’re barricading the school—Snape’s run for it—What are you doing here? How did you know?”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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