Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Blocked or obstructed by a barrier: Describes something that has been closed off or made impassable using a physical barricade, such as a wall of objects.
   • Fortified or defended against entry or exit: Refers to a place that has been secured, often hastily, to prevent passage, typically for defensive or restrictive purposes.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The police approached the barricaded building cautiously. (The police moved carefully toward the building that had been blocked off.)
  • Protesters retreated behind barricaded doors. (The protesters went back inside and secured the doors to block entry.)
  • We had to find another route because the main road was barricaded. (We needed to take a different path because the primary road was blocked by barriers.)

Advanced Usage

• "Heavily barricaded": Emphasizes that something is blocked by multiple or very strong barriers.

  • The entrance to the old fortress was heavily barricaded. (The way into the ancient fortress was blocked by many substantial barriers.)

• "Barricaded oneself in": A common construction describing the act of using barriers to secure oneself inside a location.

  • The suspect barricaded himself in the apartment. (The person accused of a crime used objects to block the doors/windows of the apartment from the inside.)

Variants and Related Words

• Barricade (noun): A physical barrier used to block a passage.
  • The demonstrators built a barricade from overturned cars.
• Barricade (verb): The action of blocking or defending with a barricade.
  • They decided to barricade the windows before the storm hit.

Synonyms

• Blockaded: Closed off, especially to prevent entry or exit.
• Barred: Prevented passage, often with a rod or gate.
• Fortified: Strengthened against attack.

Related Phrases

• To be behind barricades: To be positioned in a place that is defended by barriers.
  • The soldiers were positioned behind barricades. (The soldiers were located in a place protected by defensive barriers.)

Adjective

1. preventing entry or exit or a course of action
   • a barricaded street
   • barred doors
   • the blockaded harbor