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barricade

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


VERB
block, usually to protect
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When it appeared that rioters might breach the chamber, Mullin helped barricade the door.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 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

For the other hike, I headed to the closed portion of June Lake Loop and parked just short of the barricade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

He appeared to fully give in to the moment, allowing the fans to embrace him over the barricade.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

He pointed out that across the gray wire barricade was California, that famous place I had heard so much about.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez




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