单词 | barricade |
释义 | barricade —barricader, n. /bar"i kayd', bar'i kayd"/, n. , v. , barricaded, barricading. n. 1. a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy. 2. any barrier that obstructs passage. v.t. 3. to obstruct or block with a barricade: barricading the streets to prevent an attack. 4. to shut in and defend with or as if with a barricade: The rebels had barricaded themselves in the old city. [1585-95; < F, equiv. to barrique BARREL ( < Gascon) + -ade -ADE1; early barricades in Paris were often composed of barrels] Syn. 1. See bar1. 4. fortify. |
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