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blockade

/blɑ'keɪd/

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

type of:
military action action
verb
render unsuitable for passage
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bar barricade block block off block up stop

type of:
jam obstruct impede obturate close up occlude block
verb
obstruct access to
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block off

type of:
obturate close up block impede obstruct jam occlude
verb
impose a blockade on
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seal off

type of:
circumvent besiege surround hem in beleaguer
verb
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
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block embarrass hinder obstruct stymie stymy

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preclude prevent foreclose forestall forbid
noun
prevents access or progress
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obstructer impediment impedimenta obstruction obstructor

Definition that contains blockade

blockade impose a blockade on
merrimac an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North
seal off impose a blockade on
blockade-runner a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade

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