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to barricade
01
render unsuitable for passage
02
block off with barricades
03
prevent access to by barricading
Barricade
01
a defensive barrier erected during wartime to obstruct enemy movement and provide protection for defending forces
02
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
Example
The rebels seized control of the city's main square, barricading the streets and declaring their independence.
The survivors barricaded themselves in a house to protect against the approaching horde of zombies.
By the time security arrived, the disturbed employee had already gone postal, barricading himself in his cubicle with a weapon.
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