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- Dictionarybar·ri·cade/ˈberəˌkād/
noun
- 1. an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces: "they built barricades in the narrow streets"
verb
- 1. block or defend with an improvised barrier: "he barricaded the door with a bureau"
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