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barricade

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


VERB
block, usually to protect
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“That’s when we put the barricade to stop him from being moved,” Pillay recalled.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

About 220 yards from the finish line, the 5-foot-5 Lightning slammed into a barricade and collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Behind a barricade and large banner saying "Milan Fashion Week Go Fur-Free", activists with a megaphone yelled "Shame on you for what you do!" as Armani guests left the show.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Despite the pumpkin-season temperature, the day’s arid glitter, both boys were sweating as they approached a barricade that state troopers had erected at the entrance to River Valley Farm.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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