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barricade

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


VERB
block, usually to protect
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He was still on the group texts that his friends from the North Barricade Crew sent around regularly, but because he had been gone so long, he didn’t always know what they were talking about.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022

The family said Evans was proud of his job and his friendship with colleagues near the "North Barricade" of the Capitol complex was one of the best parts of it.

From Fox News • Apr. 13, 2021

The location of the attack Friday, known as the North Barricade, is across the street from the Russell Senate Office Building and until recently had been hidden behind additional layers of fencing.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2021

Barricade us into our apartments and flood our bathrooms with hand sanitizer and sink every cruise ship on the planet.

From The Verge • Mar. 12, 2020

Dussoubs, alone and grave, advanced towards the Mauconseil Barricade.

From The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Hugo, Victor




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