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Definition of BLOCKADE

Blockade
Blockade Block*ade", n. [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.
Blockade
Blockade 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.

Meaning of BLOCKADE from wikipedia

- A blockade is the act of actively preventing a country or region from receiving or sending out food, supplies, weapons, or communications, and sometimes...
- The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of...
- blockade on the movement of goods and people in and out of the Gaza Strip. In the same year, Egypt closed the Rafah border crossing. The blockade's stated...
- Look up blockade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blockade is the prevention of troops and supplies from reaching an opposing army. Blockade may also...
- Blood Blockade Battlefront (****anese: 血界戦線, Hepburn: Kekkai Sensen, lit. 'Bloodline Battlefront') is a ****anese manga series written and illustrated by...
- The Union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading. The blockade was proclaimed...
- confronting the blockaders in order to break the blockade. Blockade runners usually transport cargo, for example bringing food or arms to a blockaded city. They...
- Blockade Billy is a 2010 novella by Stephen King. It tells the story of William "Blockade Billy" Blakely, a fictional baseball catcher who briefly pla****...
- Maximum or maximal androgen blockade (MAB) or complete or combined androgen blockade (CAB) is a medical treatment involving the combination of both androgen...
- implemented a temporary blockade of Gaza. The blockade became indefinite after the 2007 Hamas takeover. Egypt also began its blockade of Gaza in 2007. Despite...