barricade

Example Sentences

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In the Smedestraat a wall of people pressed against police barricades set across the street.

From Literature

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

From BBC

Ball games are noisy and can dirty or damage the space, the local council said, but some questioned whether the barricades were necessary.

From BBC

In Jhapa, soldiers with armoured trucks manned barbed wire barricades around the counting centre.

From Barron's

Police vans and Nazi trucks barricaded the street.

From Literature