barricaded

noun

1. a barrier thrown up hastily for defense, as in street fighting
2. any barrier or obstruction

Origin: Fr < It barricata, pp. of barricare, to fortify (< ? Fr or Sp barrica, barrel, akin to barrel: from use of casks as barriers

transitive verb barricaded, barricading

1. to shut in or keep out with a barricade
2. to put up barricades in; obstruct