barricaded

bar·ri·cade  (br-kd, br-kd)

n.

1. A structure set up across a route of access to obstruct the passage of an enemy.

2. Something that serves as an obstacle; a barrier. See Synonyms at bulwark.

tr.v. bar·ri·cad·ed, bar·ri·cad·ing, bar·ri·cades

1. To close off or block with a barricade.

2. To keep in or out by means of a barricade.

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[French, from barrique, barrel, from Old Provençal barrica, from Vulgar Latin *barrca; see embargo.]

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barri·cader n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

barricaded - preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" barred, blockaded obstructed - shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice"