Meaning & use
Barricade
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A temporary barrier built to block a road or passage, especially to defend against an attack or control access.
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Protesters erected a barricade of furniture across the street.
Police set up a barricade to keep traffic away from the crash site.
A note on using this word
The word traces to the French 'barrique,' meaning barrel, since barrels were commonly stacked to form street barricades during uprisings.
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2. verb
To block or defend a place with a barricade.
The rebels barricaded themselves inside the town hall.
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