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barricade

bar·ri·cade [ bárri kàyd, bàrri káyd ]


noun  (plural bar·ri·cades)
Definition:
 
defensive barrier: a barrier that protects defenders or blocks a route



transitive verb  (past and past participle bar·ri·cad·ed, present participle bar·ri·cad·ing, 3rd person present singular bar·ri·cades)
Definition:
 
obstruct something with barricade: to obstruct or protect something, or protect yourself, using a barricade

[Late 16th century. < French< barrique "barrel"]
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