Definition of “barricade” - English Dictionary

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uk /ˈbær.ɪ.keɪd/ /bær.ɪˈkeɪd/ us /ˈber.ə.keɪd/ /ber.əˈkeɪd/

› a line or pile of objects put together, often quickly, to stop people from going where they want to go:

Inmates erected a barricade between themselves and the prison guards.

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uk /ˈbær.ɪ.keɪd/ /bær.ɪˈkeɪd/ us /ˈber.ə.keɪd/ /ber.əˈkeɪd/

› to build a barricade across, around, or in front of something:

Barricade the doors!

[ + adv/prep ] Terrified villagers have barricaded themselves into their houses.

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(Definition of “barricade” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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(Definition of “barricade” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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