barricades

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Noun

barricades noun

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

Verb

barricades verb

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

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Synonyms

barricado bar blockade block roadblock block up block off barrages barriers blockades blocks checkpoints dams gates hurdles obstacles

Rhymes

accolades shades charades renegades pervades fades suedes aides spades braids

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