Blockade

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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.
  • n. The forces used to effect this isolation.
  • v. To set up a blockade against. See Synonyms at besiege.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
  • n. By extension, any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
  • n. The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
  • n. Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
  • v. To create a blockade against.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies.
  • n. An obstruction to passage.
  • n. interference with transmission of a physiological signal, or a physiological reaction.
  • v. 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.
  • v. Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.
  • v. To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The shutting up of a place, particularly a port, harbor, or line of coast, by hostile ships or troops, so as to stop all ingress or egress, and to hinder the entrance of supplies of provisions, ammunition, or reinforcements.
  • n. Hence A hindrance to progress or action caused by obstructions of any kind.
  • To subject to a blockade; prevent ingress or egress from by warlike means.
  • Hence To shut in by obstacles of any kind; block; obstruct.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. obstruct access to
  • v. render unsuitable for passage
  • v. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  • n. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
  • n. prevents access or progress
  • v. impose a blockade on
    • Verb Form
    blockaded    blockades    blockading   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    impede    occlude    block    jam    obturate   
    Form
    blockaded    blockading   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    block    besiege    siege   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blade    Cade    Crusade    Dade    Jade   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    neutrality    siege    bombardment    warfare    supervision   
     
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