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Word: Barricade
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: from French, from barrique ‘cask’, from Spanish barrica; related to barrel (barrels often being used to build barricades)
ˌbarɪˈkeɪd
ˈbarɪkeɪd
an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces
Short Definition:improvised barrier erected across street or other thoroughfare
Examples:- they built barricades in the narrow streets
Word: Barricade
Speech Type: Verb
ˌbarɪˈkeɪd
ˈbarɪkeɪd
block or defend with a barricade
Short Definition:block or defend with barricade
Examples:- they barricaded the building and occupied it all night
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