/ ˌbærɪˈkeɪd; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
a line of objects placed across a road, etc. to stop people from getting past :
The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up.
■ verb
[ vn ] to defend or block sth by building a barricade :
They barricaded all the doors and windows.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- barricade yourself in / inside (sth)
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French , from barrique cask, from Spanish barrica ; related to barrel (barrels often being used to build barricades).