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barricade

Noun B1 – Intermediate

A temporary barrier built to block a road or entrance, especially to stop people from passing.

"Police set up a barricade to keep the crowd away from the accident."

"Barricade" can also be a verb, as in "they barricaded the door," describing the act of building the barrier.