barricade
noun
a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
barricaded
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past participleof barricade.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof barricade.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
barricadenouna defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
Example Sentences
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On Sunday, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, was once again open, residents said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
On Sunday morning, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, were open again, residents said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
For the last two years, her street has been barricaded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
One video outside a military recruitment office shows men in civilian clothes sitting inside a military van barricaded by crying women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
I’ve barricaded myself behind my book and under my earmuffs.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
