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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
barricade /ˌbarɪˈkeɪd/

▶noun an improvised barrier erected to obstruct the movement of opposing forces. ▶verb block or defend with a barricade.

– phrases
man (or go to) the barricades strongly defend something.

– origin C16: from Fr., from barrique ‘cask’, from Sp. barrica; rel. to barrel (barrels often being used to build barricades).

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