blockaded; blockading
blockader
noun
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
: interruption of normal physiological function (such as transmission of nerve impulses) of a cellular receptor, tissue, or organ
also
: inhibition of a physiologically active substance (such as a hormone)
Synonyms
Examples of blockade in a Sentence
Verb
They blockaded the country's ports.
the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall
Noun
it was the blockade of all the enemy's major ports that finally won the war
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Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Second, to remind us of the Blacks’ strategy of blockading the Gullet — that vast stretch of dark water separating the Narrow Sea from Blackwater Bay and, beyond it, the ports of King’s Landing.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
His supporters have been carrying out road blockades, and Morales also accused the current government of shooting at his car last weekend.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Mordecai Sheftall, who lived in Georgia, was one of the few people there who had pledged to resist the Coercive Acts: Britain’s efforts to blockade Boston and place Massachusetts under military rule after the Boston Tea Party.
—Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Second, to remind us of the Blacks’ strategy of blockading the Gullet — that vast stretch of dark water separating the Narrow Sea from Blackwater Bay and, beyond it, the ports of King’s Landing.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Noun
Honking cars cruised down Whittier up to the blockade, then did U-turns.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
His supporters have been carrying out road blockades, and Morales also accused the current government of shooting at his car last weekend.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Blockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blockade. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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blockade
1 of 2 noun
block·ade
blä-ˈkād 
1
a
: interruption of normal physiological function (as transmission of nerve impulses) of a cellular receptor, tissue, or organ
b
: inhibition of a physiologically active substance (as a hormone)
2
: the process of reducing the phagocytic capabilities of the mononuclear phagocyte system by loading it with harmless material (as India ink or lampblack) which engages its cells in phagocytosis and prevents them from reacting to new antigenic material compare blocking antibody
blockade
2 of 2 transitive verb
blockaded; blockading
: to subject to blockade
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