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plural barricades
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence examples
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark. quotations examples
Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere.
1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […]
Her future friend from grade six, Millie Mirarch, was often caught in various parts of the school being told that she was extremely pretty —for a girl with teeth held together by a metal wire that protruded well beyond the barricade of her lips.
2019, Roshini Sharma, Dr. Scoop and The N.E.R.D.S.: The Frankfurter of Doom
Salah will ask himself forever how he did not score at least one goal here. He might have nightmares featuring the face of Courtois, such was the one-man barricade he formed.
2022 May 28, Phil McCulty, “Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid”, in BBC Sport
(figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation. examples
(figuratively) At live music concerts with a standing “pit” section, refers to standing physically right next to or in front of the barricade protecting the stage, thus being the closest audience members to the performing act. examples
third-person singular simple present barricades, present participle barricading, simple past and past participle barricaded
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade examples
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port examples