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barricade

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Noun

  1. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
  2. An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
  3. A place of confrontation.
  4. Line of people standing behind or closest to the barricade in the pit section of a live music concert.

Verb

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

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