barricaded, barred, blockaded
(adjective) preventing entry or exit or a course of action; “a barricaded street”; “barred doors”; “the blockaded harbor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blockaded
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
• dead block
Source: Wiktionary
Block*ade", n. Etym: [Cf. It. bloccata. See Block, v. t. ]
1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
Note: Blockade is now usually applied to an investment with ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment by land forces. To constitute a blockade, the investing power must be able to apply its force to every point of practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to attempt to enter; and there is no blockade of that port where its force can not be brought to bear. Kent.
2. An obstruction to passage. To raise a blockade. See under Raise.
Block*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blockaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blockading.]
1. To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n. "Blockaded the place by sea." Gilpin.
2. Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress. Till storm and driving ice blockade him there. Wordsworth.
3. To obstruct entrance to or egress from. Huge bales of British cloth blockade the door. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
