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Blockade

see synonyms of blockade

Noun

1. blockade, encirclement

a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

2. blockade

prevents access or progress

Verb

3. block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

Example Sentences:
'His brother blocked him at every turn'

4. bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop

render unsuitable for passage

Example Sentences:
'block the way'
'barricade the streets'
'stop the busy road'

5. block off, blockade

obstruct access to

6. blockade, seal off

impose a blockade on

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Blockade

see synonyms of blockade
noun
1. military
the interdiction of a nation's sea lines of communications, esp of an individual port by the use of sea power
2. 
something that prevents access or progress
3. medicine
the inhibition of the effect of a hormone or a drug, a transport system, or the action of a nerve by a drug
verb (transitive)
4. 
to impose a blockade on
5. 
to obstruct the way to

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Blockade

see synonyms of blockade
noun
1. 
a shutting off of a port or region of a belligerent state by the troops or ships of the enemy in order to prevent passage in or out in time of war
2. 
any blocking action designed to isolate another nation and cut off communication and commerce with it
3. 
the force that maintains a blockade
4. 
any strategic barrier
verb transitiveWord forms: blockˈaded or blockˈading
5. 
to subject to a blockade

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Blockade

see synonyms of blockade
n.
1. The isolation of a nation, area, city, or harbor by hostile ships or forces in order to prevent the entrance and exit of traffic and commerce.
2. The forces used to effect this isolation.
tr.v. block·ad·ed, block·ad·ing, block·ades
To set up a blockade against: blockaded the harbor.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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