barricade
verb
, ˈba-rə-; ˌber-ə-ˈkād, ˌba-rə-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for barricade
Synonyms: Verb
bar, block (off), blockade, close (off), guard, wall (off)
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of barricade in a Sentence
Verb
The police barricaded the crime scene. the city barricaded the flooded streetsNoun
The enemy broke through the barricade. Police erected barricades to keep the crowds from approaching the crime scene.
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Eggheads who never played barricaded in garages and basements. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: It’s Andrew Luck’s life and he’s one who has to live it, the way he wants," 31 Aug. 2019 After officers arrived, an armed man fired at multiple officers, then barricaded himself in a nearby residence, police said. — Anchorage Daily News, "Man shot by Anchorage police after hours-long standoff near Strawberry Road," 27 Aug. 2019 The man then barricaded himself in the home and fired multiple shots at officers, police said. — Faith Karimi, CNN, "The suspect in the Philadelphia standoff has been identified as Maurice Hill," 15 Aug. 2019 In the attack, police said Ramos barricaded the rear exit of the office to prevent anyone from escaping, gunning down one victim trying to slip out the back. — CBS News, "People honor five slain in newsroom attack in strikingly silent march," 30 June 2018 The approximately $10-million revamp, completed in May and overseen by KFA Architects and Studio Preveza, also revealed a portico in the Commodore’s front entrance, hidden beneath stucco, and two basement units that had been barricaded. — Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, "Historic apartments get a new lease on life," 2 Aug. 2019 Frazier and McReynolds, both of Sacramento, barricaded two coworkers under a table in their tent and then crawled out the back to help victims. — SFChronicle.com, "Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: Violence unfolded in seconds of terror and chaos," 29 July 2019 With police barricaded inside by the protesters’ blockades, Mr. Yeung sat atop a street sign and led the crowd in loud chants. — Suzanne Sataline, The Christian Science Monitor, "Hong Kong protests: Is anyone in charge?," 9 July 2019 The pack dashed together along the cobblestoned, barricaded street course. — Anchorage Daily News, "3 runners gored racing with bulls at Pamplona’s festival," 7 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Over the weekend, protesters lobbed petrol bombs at Hong Kong’s main government office, set fire to barricades on major streets, and fought running battles with police, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. — Time Staff, Time, "Beijing Dismisses Hong Kong's Radical Protesters as Separatist 'Thugs' Bent on 'Political Intimidation'," 3 Sep. 2019 The 17-year-old from Gig Harbor lay on top of the barricade that collapsed Saturday night during a Bumbershoot performance by electronic musician Jai Wolf. — Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times, "Bumbershoot attendees describe lying in crush of people after barricade collapse," 2 Sep. 2019 Protesters set fire to barricades and hurled bricks and gasoline bombs. — Los Angeles Times, "New violence erupts in Hong Kong after protesters march in defiance of police ban," 31 Aug. 2019 Police in riot gear removed the barricades and moved in quickly. — Ken Moritsugu And Raf Wober, chicagotribune.com, "Hong Kong police storm subway with batons as protests rage for 13th consecutive weekend," 31 Aug. 2019 Firetrucks eventually extinguished the giant blaze that had erupted atop the protest barricade. — Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com, "Hong Kong protesters defy threats, while Beijing rules out concessions," 31 Aug. 2019 Fire trucks eventually extinguished the giant blaze that had erupted atop the protest barricade. — Austin Ramzy, New York Times, "Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Police After Defying Ban," 31 Aug. 2019 Although the barricade happened inside San Diego city limits, National City police are the lead agency on the matter. — Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Stand-off in South Bay as man barricades himself in an SUV," 22 Aug. 2019 One of his fans at the front of the barricade got down on one knee and proposed to her girlfriend. — Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida couple gets engaged at Shawn Mendes concert – Mendes stops the show to congratulate them," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'barricade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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