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barricade
/ˈbæɹəˌkeɪd/ · 9 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
- noun
a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
they stormed the barricade
- verb
render unsuitable for passage
block the way
- verb
prevent access to by barricading
The street where the President lives is always barricaded
- verb
block off with barricades