blocked exit
Way out sealed
A blocked exit is a way out that has been obstructed or made impassable.
The phrase appears in emergency safety contexts—fire codes prohibit blocked exits in public buildings.
Figuratively, it describes any situation where escape or retreat has been cut off: With creditors on one side and lawsuits on the other, every exit was blocked.
- trappedUnable to escape
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- escapeFlight from captivity
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- dead boltDoor lock requiring key
obstruction · brick wall · dead end · sealed · jammed · stuck · emergency · emergency door · panic · crowd crush · doorway · corridor · gridlock · impasse · congestion · crowd · suffocating · claustrophobic
- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard
- Safety Termssafe, unsafe, hazardous, dangerous, risky
accessibility
blocked exitopen door
Barrier removed for entry
unlocked door · emergency exit · way out · escape hatch · free passage
blocked, exit, block, blocks, blocking, blocker, blockers, blockage, blockages