Adjective: barricaded 'ber-u,key-did [N. Amer], ,ba-ru'key-did [Brit]
- Preventing entry, exit or a course of action
"a barricaded street";
- barred, blockaded
- Render unsuitable for passage
"barricade the streets";
- block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
- Prevent access to by barricading
"The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
- Block off or fortify with barriers
"The protesters barricaded the street to prevent police from entering";
- barricado [archaic]
See also: obstructed
Type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Encyclopedia: Barricade