I. bar ‧ ri ‧ cade 1 /ˈbærəkeɪd, ˈbærɪkeɪd, ˌbærəˈkeɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: barrique 'barrel' ; because early barricades were made from barrels ]
a temporary wall or fence across a road, door etc that prevents people from going through:
The fans were kept back behind barricades.
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THESAURUS
▪ wall an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another or surrounds an area:
The estate is surrounded by high stone walls.
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a brick wall
▪ fence a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land:
The garden was surrounded by an old wooden fence.
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the chain link fence around the school
▪ railings a metal fence that is made of a series of upright bars:
the iron railings in front of the house
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The boy was leaning over the railing on the side of the boat.
▪ barrier a type of fence or gate that prevents people from moving in a particular direction:
A guard stood near the barrier.
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The police had put up barriers to keep the crowd under control.
▪ screen a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another:
the screen around his hospital bed
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a Japanese bamboo screen
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a fire screen (=that you put near a fire)
▪ partition a thin wall that separates one part of a room from another:
The room was divided into two by a thin partition.
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The offices are separated by partitions and you can hear everything that is said in the next office.
▪ barricade a line of objects that people have put across a road, to prevent people getting past, especially as part of a protest:
The soldiers used tanks to smash through the barricades.
II. barricade 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to build a barricade to prevent someone or something from getting in:
During the riots, some of the prisoners barricaded their cells.
barricade somebody/yourself in/into something
Shopkeepers had to barricade themselves in.