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- Dictionaryblockade/blɒˈkeɪd/
noun
- 1. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving: "they voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions" Similar
verb
- 1. seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving: "the authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital"
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BLOCKADE definition: 1. the situation in which a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or…. Learn more.
1. : the isolation by a warring nation of an enemy area (such as a harbor) by troops or warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies. broadly : a restrictive measure designed to obstruct the commerce and communications of an unfriendly nation. 2. : something that blocks. 3.
noun. the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit. any obstruction of passage or progress: We had difficulty in getting through the blockade of bodyguards.
A blockade is an obstacle that stands between you and something you're trying to reach. After a robbery, police might set up a blockade around the neighborhood to catch the thief. Anything that impedes or halts progress is a blockade.
Blockade, or a blockade, is the inhibition of the effect of a hormone, a drug, or a transport system, or the inhibition of the action of a nerve by a drug.
block·ade. (blŏ-kād′) 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.
a barrier that stops people or vehicles from entering or leaving a place. The police set up blockades on highways leading out of the city. Definition of blockade noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BLOCKADE definition: a situation in which a government or soldiers stop goods or people from entering or leaving a…. Learn more.
blockade meaning, definition, what is blockade: the surrounding of an area by soldiers o...: Learn more.
Blockade definition: 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.
