barricade vs safeguard

barricade

noun
  • A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence 

  • An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark. 

  • A place of confrontation. 

verb
  • to close or block a road etc., using a barricade 

  • to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port 

safeguard

noun
  • A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war. 

  • Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense. 

  • One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection. 

verb
  • To escort safely. 

  • To implement safeguarding. 

  • To protect, to keep safe. 

How often have the words barricade and safeguard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )