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barricadea temporary barrier erected across a road or other route to prevent or delay movement

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a temporary barrier erected across a road or other route to prevent or delay movement

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbærɪkeɪd/

Korean meaning: 길이나 통로를 막기 위해 설치하는 임시 장벽

Korean pronunciation: 배-리-케이드 (강세: 배)

Example Sentences

  • The lazy student barricaded his room with pizza boxes to avoid doing homework.
  • Emergency services quickly removed the barricades to let the ambulance through.
  • My cat barricaded herself under the couch when she heard the vacuum cleaner.

barricade

NOUN

//ˈbærɪkeɪd//

a temporary barrier erected across a road or other route to prevent or delay movement

barricade concept
💡 Concept

Temporary barrier blocks the road

barricade mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Barry blocks the road with his barricade parade!

barricade rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The decade's grandest parade meets an unexpected barricade!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈbærɪkeɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌbærɪˈkeɪd/

🌳Etymology

Rootbarr
Suffix--icade

Origin

From French 'barricade', which derives from Spanish 'barricada', ultimately from 'barrica' meaning barrel. The word originated from the practice of using barrels filled with earth or other materials to construct defensive barriers.

🎵Rhyme

arcadeparadedecade
arcade
parade
decade

🔗Collocations

set up barricades
police barricade
barricade oneself
break through barricades
concrete barricade
barricade the entrance

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The lazy student barricaded his room with pizza boxes to avoid doing homework.

Emergency services quickly removed the barricades to let the ambulance through.

😄 Fun example

My cat barricaded herself under the couch when she heard the vacuum cleaner.

Construction workers placed barricades around the dangerous area.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

barrierblockadeobstaclefencewall

Antonyms

openingpassagegateway

Related

roadblockcheckpointfortificationdefenseshield

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