barricade
[noun]
Synonyms:
- barrier, blockade, bulwark, fence, obstruction, palisade, rampart, stockade
[verb]
Synonyms:
- bar, block, blockade, defend, fortify, obstruct, protect, shut in

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English Thesaurus: wall, fence, railings, barrier, screen, ...

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I. bar‧ri‧cade¹ /ˈbærəkeɪd, ˈbærɪkeɪd, ˌbærəˈkeɪd/ 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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II. barricade² 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.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

barricade
noun
ADJ. human
VERB + BARRICADE build, construct, erect, put up, set up | form The protesters formed a human barricade.
dismantle, remove, take down | smash, storm The army used tanks to storm the barricades.
man There were six miners manning the barricades.
PREP. behind a/the ~ fighting from behind their barricades
over a/the ~ The two sides watched each other over the barricades.
~ across a barricade across the main road
~ against Students built a barricade against the police.
~ of a barricade of wooden benches

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

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.
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.
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
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.
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
a Japanese bamboo screen
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.
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.

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