Dictionary Check: barricade
"barricade" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
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Words with Friends
16
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Definition
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
Example:
"they stormed the barricade"
verb
render unsuitable for passage
Example:
"block the way"
verb
prevent access to by barricading
Example:
"The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
verb
block off with barricades
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