This is the 7036th most frequent Russian word.
баррикад
"Баррикад" means "barricade" or "obstacle used for defense."
The word 'баррикады' refers to physical barricades built as obstruction for protection or defense.
Рабочие возводили баррикады на улицах города.
Workers were erecting barricades on the city streets.
In this usage, 'баррикады' is symbolic, representing the concept of taking a defensive or active position in supporting an idea or cause.
Фраза «Стоять на баррикадах» означает активно отстаивать свои убеждения.
The phrase 'To stand on barricades' means to actively defend one's beliefs.
Here 'баррикадам' again refers to physical barriers, symbolizing the starting point of a revolutionary or significant political action.