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Collocations for barricade - noun

ADJECTIVE

human
police
makeshift
burning
concrete, metal, steel, wooden, etc.

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VERB + barricade

build, construct, erect, put up, set up
form
The protesters formed a human barricade.
dismantle, remove, take down
breach, smash, storm
The army used tanks to storm the barricades.
man
There were six strikers manning the barricades.

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PREPOSITION

behind a/the barricade, over a/the barricade
The two sides watched each other over the barricades.
barricade across
a barricade across the main road
barricade against
Students built a barricade against the police.
barricade in front of
Police had formed a barricade in front of the gates.
barricade of
a barricade of wooden benches

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