as in fence
a physical object that blocks the way
the police put up barricades to block off the parade route
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as in to guard
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the city barricaded the flooded streets to through traffic
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Recent Examples of barricade
Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Lundquist added that people have frozen to death in past years after ignoring barricades during a blizzard.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
And in recent weeks, the federal government’s efforts to barricade the border and deport these immigrants has been swift and surprising.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
It was surrounded by police barricades and lasted just a few hours.
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Dozens of protesters breached an administrative building at the Ivy League campus in Manhattan in April 2024, barricading entrances and flying a Palestinian flag out a window.
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Down in the count to Kevin Gausman, Alonso drove a 95 mph fastball, low and off the plate, over the right field fence.—
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Footage also captured the woman being stuck on the fence as emergency services worked to extract her.—
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Another would be Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker.—
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His blocks more often come while guarding, as opposed to as a help defender.—
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Safety barriers and catch fences are essential safety measures both for fans, and for drivers.—
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As a result, vendors face financial barriers in starting their businesses, Contto explained.—
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The new center’s acronym—CSAR—was pasted on an otherwise blank wall.—
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With a terrifying look of conviction on her face, the episode ends with Abby slowly approaching the walls of Jackson.—
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“Barricade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricade. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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