barricadenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbær.ɪ.keɪd//bær.ɪˈkeɪd/us/ˈber.ə.keɪd//ber.əˈkeɪd/a line or pile of objects put together, often quickly, to stop people from going where they want to go:
Inmates erected a barricade between themselves and the prison guards.
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Fortifications
- acropolis
- bastion
- battlements
- castle
- chateau
- citadel
- earthwork
- enceinte
- entanglement
- fort
- Fort Knox
- foxhole
- keep
- moat
- moated
- pillbox
- portcullis
- rampart
- stronghold
- turret
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Parts of buildings: fences & rails
barricadeverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbær.ɪ.keɪd//bær.ɪˈkeɪd/us/ˈber.ə.keɪd//ber.əˈkeɪd/to build a barricade across, around, or in front of something:
Barricade the doors!
[ + adv/prep ] Terrified villagers have barricaded themselves into their houses.
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Closing and blocking
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- block sth off
- block sth up
- blockage
- dam sth up
- dark
- ensconce
- ensconced
- gum
- gum sth up
- jam
- occlude
- seal
- shut (sth) off
- shutter
- silt (sth) up
- snap
- the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
- wedge
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