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   bar·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"
   • ▪ shut (oneself or someone) into a place by blocking all the entrances: "detainees who barricaded themselves into their dormitory"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from barrique ‘cask’, from Spanish barrica; related to barrel (barrels often being used to build barricades).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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