Meaning & use
barricaded
Blocked off with a barrier, especially to prevent people or vehicles from entering or leaving.
See it in a sentence
Protesters barricaded the main road with old furniture and metal fencing.
The shop owners barricaded their windows before the storm reached the coast.
A note on using this word
Barricaded is the past tense and past participle of barricade, and can also function as an adjective, as in a barricaded door.
Words with a similar meaning
blockadedsealed off
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Words with an opposite meaning
openedcleared
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