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barricade

The correct spelling is barricade.

How to pronounce barricade

/ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/
noun

IPA: /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/

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The correct spelling is barricade. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
  2. 2.An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
  3. 3.(in the plural) A place of confrontation.

verb

  1. 1.To close or block a road etc., using a barricade
  2. 2.To keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port

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