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barricade

/'bærə,keɪd/

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noun
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
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roadblock

type of:
barrier
verb
render unsuitable for passage
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"barricade the streets"

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bar block block off block up blockade stop

type of:
close up impede jam occlude obstruct obturate block
verb
block off with barricades
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barricado

type of:
impede block close up jam obstruct obturate occlude
noun
a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
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"they stormed the barricade"

type of:
barrier
verb
prevent access to by barricading
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"The street where the President lives is always barricaded"

type of:
jam close up impede obstruct occlude block obturate

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