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The phrase "a barricade" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a physical barrier or obstruction that prevents passage or access, often in contexts related to safety, security, or crowd control.
Example: "The police set up a barricade to control the crowd during the protest."
Alternatives: "a barrier" or "a blockade."
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A barricade was placed at the corner.
Al's lies behind a barricade.
Fire on street as a barricade on #WestFlorissant in #Ferguson.
Up ahead, I saw the outline of a barricade.
Others were here, maintaining a barricade across the highway.
He suddenly grabbed a barricade and hurled it aside.
It was a barricade being built," she said.
Her anger is also a barricade against fear.
Outside, the police were setting up a barricade.
He will not come to a barricade, or get into a fight with police.
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He was shot in the stomach near a barricade in front of Rossville Flats.
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