Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barricades

/bˈæɹəkˌeɪdz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-ri-cades
IPA: /bˈæɹəkˌeɪdz/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of barricade

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of barricade

Example Sentences

"Groups of citizens (...) were scattered round; and if they were to be as violent in action as they were in gesture and discourse, the future might well be matter of apprehension. But Bournonville, who had witnessed the day of the barricades in the first La Fronde, looked on with great composure."

Questions

How do you pronounce barricades?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæɹəkˌeɪdz/.
What does barricades mean?: plural of barricade

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