barricaded

adjective

bar·​ri·​cad·​ed ˈber-ə-ˌkā-dəd How to pronounce barricaded (audio)
ˈba-rə-;
ˌber-ə-ˈkā-,
ˌba-rə-
: protected or blocked by a barricade
a barricaded building
a barricaded street/door

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But this one’s real — or real enough, judging by the barricaded doors of the empty egg cooler at Costco. Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 But law-abiding tourists, residents and business owners will be impacted, too, as the city's entertainment district begins its annual transformation into a gridlocked, barricaded zone flooded with police. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025 The report outlined in scathing detail the failures of law enforcement who responded to the incident, including treating the response as dealing with a barricaded subject instead of an active shooter, sharing inaccurate information with the public, and much more. Nate Chute, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Jan. 2024 The front door was also barricaded, and there were no other resident’s at the house. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barricaded

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barricaded was in 1603

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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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