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Barricade
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
barricades
Examples
Soldiers hastily constructed barricades using sandbags to fortify their positions against advancing enemy troops.
02
a barrier erected, often by police or authorities, to block or control traffic for security, inspection, or pursuit purposes
Examples
The police set up a barricade to catch the escaped suspect.
to barricade
01
to make an area or passage impassable
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
barricade
3rd person singular
barricades
Present participle
barricading
Past simple
barricaded
Past participle
barricaded
Examples
Fallen trees barricaded the road after the storm.
02
to block or secure an area using a barrier
Examples
Protesters barricaded the streets with dumpsters and fences.
