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blockade Meaning
blockade (n)
a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
prevents access or progress
blockade (v)
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
render unsuitable for passage
obstruct access to
impose a blockade on
blockade (v. t.)
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.
An obstruction to passage.
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.
blockade (n.)
Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.
To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
blockade Sentence Examples
- During wartime, naval blockades are often imposed to restrict enemy access to vital supplies.
- The protesters staged a blockade to prevent vehicles from entering the government compound.
- The country faced severe economic hardship due to the trade blockade imposed by neighboring nations.
- The authorities deployed security forces to dismantle the blockade erected by demonstrators.
- The rebels established a blockade to cut off the enemy's supply lines.
- Diplomatic negotiations aimed to lift the blockade and ease tensions between the two countries.
- The blockade of the port significantly disrupted the flow of goods in and out of the region.
- The military used heavy artillery to break through the enemy's blockade.
- Humanitarian aid organizations struggled to deliver supplies to the besieged city due to the blockade.
- The international community condemned the blockade, urging both sides to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
FAQs About the word blockade
a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy, prevents access or progress, hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of, render unsui
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During wartime, naval blockades are often imposed to restrict enemy access to vital supplies.
The protesters staged a blockade to prevent vehicles from entering the government compound.
The country faced severe economic hardship due to the trade blockade imposed by neighboring nations.
The authorities deployed security forces to dismantle the blockade erected by demonstrators.
