barricaded

adjective

bar·​ri·​cad·​ed ˈber-ə-ˌkā-dəd 

ˈba-rə-;

ˌber-ə-ˈkā-, 

ˌba-rə-

: protected or blocked by a barricade

a barricaded building

a barricaded street/door

Examples of barricaded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There will be no public viewing on the Wisconsin side. Road closures and barricaded areas on the Iowa side of the bridge include portions of Iowa 9 and Iowa 26, Front Street, and several cross streets and alleys from downtown Lansing to the marina, according to a news release. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025

As police scoured the area for the shooter, many students remained barricaded in rooms while others hid behind furniture and bookshelves. —Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025

One woman was taken into custody after a body was found inside a home and an hours-long barricaded situation on Friday in Warren, Michigan, according to police. —Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025

The lawsuit also accuses the department of filing misleading reports to state regulators that suggested the shots came from a barricaded suspect rather than from Baker. —Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for barricaded

• colonnaded
• abraded
• arcaded
• blockaded
• brocaded
• cascaded
• degraded
• dissuaded
• downgraded
• evaded
• invaded
• paraded