rebarricade
Seal entrance anew
To rebarricade is to barricade again—to rebuild or restore a barrier after it has been breached, removed, or dismantled: They rebarricaded the entrance after the first wave of protesters broke through.
The word implies a defensive response to repeated threat or intrusion.
Make more robust
- fortifyMake stronger against threat
- secureProtected from harm
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- consolidateUnite separate things
stabilize · buttress · shore up · rebuild · restore · reestablish · resecure · reblock
Protect from harm
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- shelterProtected place or structure
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
refuge · buffer · screen · guard · sentry · cover · haven · seal off
Fortified defensive wall
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
- stockadeFence of sharpened stakes
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- bastionFortified defensive position
bulwark · parapet · entrenchment · blockade · obstruction · reinforcement · checkpoint · roadblock
Enforced restriction on movement
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- shelter-in-placeRemain indoors for safety
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
urgent · alarm · threat · hazard · disaster · rescue · panic · escape
strengthen
Make more robust
consolidate · stabilize · buttress · shore up · rebuild · restore · reestablish · resecure · reblock · reseal
defend
Protect from harm
sanctuary · refuge · buffer · screen · guard · sentry · cover · haven · seal off · secure perimeter
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
- stockadeFence of sharpened stakes
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
bastion · bulwark · parapet · entrenchment · blockade · obstruction · reinforcement · checkpoint · roadblock · strongpoint
lockdown
Enforced restriction on movement
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- shelter-in-placeRemain indoors for safety
quarantine · urgent · alarm · threat · hazard · disaster · rescue · panic · escape · survival
barricade, barricaded, barricading, barricades, bar, bars, barred, barring, barrier