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Added 9 October 2026

barricade

/ˈbæɹɪkeɪd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about barricade at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
A barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy.
they stormed the barricade

verb

Render unsuitable for passage.
block the way
Prevent access to by barricading.
The street where the President lives is always barricaded
Block off with barricades.

Origin

The noun is borrowed from French barricade, or an assimilation of the earlier barricado to the French form. The verb is from the noun or French barricader.

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