unbarricaded
adjective
uk/ˌʌnˈbær.ɪ.keɪ.dɪd/us/ˌʌnˈber.ə.keɪ.dɪd/If something is unbarricaded, it does not have afenceor alineorpileofobjectsacross, around, or infrontof it, sopeoplecan go where theywantto go. :
Alocalresidentwhowitnessedtheaccidentsaid that severalpartsof thedangerousroutehad beenleftunbarricaded.
As thecardroveonto the unbarricadedbridge, it wassweptaway by thestrongcurrentcausedbyheavyrain.
- We had todriveround alargeunbarricadedholein theroad.
- In oneincident, twochildrenfellinto anopenunbarricadedpitanddied.
- Thedriverhadattemptedtocrossthe unbarricadedconcretebridgeafterseeingseveralSUVscrossbefore him withoutincident.
Open and closed
- airtight
- ajar
- barred
- closed
- crack
- gaping
- hermetically sealed
- hour
- latch
- off-hours
- open
- out of hoursidiom
- patency
- sealed
- shut
- to
- undone
- unopened
- wide-eyed