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bar·ri·cade (bar′i kād′, ber′-)

noun

  1. a barrier thrown up hastily for defense, as in street fighting
  2. any barrier or obstruction

Etymology: Fr < It barricata, pp. of barricare, to fortify (< ? Fr or Sp barrica, barrel, akin to barrel: from use of casks as barriers

transitive verb barricaded -·cad′ed, barricading -·cad′·ing

  1. to shut in or keep out with a barricade
  2. to put up barricades in; obstruct

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barricade Synonyms

barricade

n.

obstacle, blockade, roadblock, obstruction; see barrier.


barricade

v.

obstruct, block, fortify; see bar 1.


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barricade Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • erect: This was sneaky: the estate was erecting barricades 20 minutes ' walk from the road.

Adjective modifier

  • cultural: He said there seemed to be a " cultural barricade " around Birmingham and a reluctance to accept ideas from elsewhere.

Preposition: in

  • street: I don't recall any barricades in the streets or assaults on Downing Street; I suppose we Protested; great stuff.

Noun used with modifier

  • burning: A running battle ensued on the streets with burning barricades being built every step of the way.
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I have a rendezvous with Death At some disputed barricade, When Spring comes round with rustling shade And apple blossoms fill the air. I have a rendezvous with Death When Spring brings back blue days and fair.

-Seeger, Alan

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