v. Simple past tense and past participle of blockade.
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adj. having access obstructed by emplacement of a barrier, or by threat of force.
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adj. preventing entry or exit or a course of action
Word Usage
"The coast of North Carolina, which has never been thoroughly blockaded, is swarming with privateers, who prey upon Northern commerce, and take their prizes into port without molestation."