BLOCKADE

blockade, encirclement

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

blockade

(noun) prevents access or progress

blockade, seal off

(verb) impose a blockade on

blockade, block off

(verb) obstruct access to

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

(verb) render unsuitable for passage; “block the way”; “barricade the streets”; “stop the busy road”

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

(verb) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; “His brother blocked him at every turn”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

blockade (plural blockades)

The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.

(by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.

(nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.

(chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it

Verb

blockade (third-person singular simple present blockades, present participle blockading, simple past and past participle blockaded)

(transitive) To create a blockade against.

Anagrams

• dockable

Source: Wiktionary

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Block*ade", n. Etym: [Cf. It. bloccata. See Block, v. t. ]

1. 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.

Note: Blockade is now usually applied to an investment with ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment by land forces. To constitute a blockade, the investing power must be able to apply its force to every point of practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to attempt to enter; and there is no blockade of that port where its force can not be brought to bear. Kent.

2. An obstruction to passage. To raise a blockade. See under Raise.

Block*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blockaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blockading.]

1. 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. "Blockaded the place by sea." Gilpin.

2. Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress. Till storm and driving ice blockade him there. Wordsworth.

3. To obstruct entrance to or egress from. Huge bales of British cloth blockade the door. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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