to blockade
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- verb
- /bləˈkeɪd/
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bloquear
- Blockade every exit.
So the the cab drivers in in Paris and France have blockaded the road to the airports and the train station.
- So the the cab drivers in in Paris and France have blockaded the road to the airports and the train station.
- Well, one thing might be to blockade the enemy, to deprive him of supplies, to continue the fight and starve him out of the war.
Examples
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The Seamen's Union blockaded the ports.
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The Allies blockaded Beirut harbor, and for four years there was no food to be had in Mount Lebanon.
Fiction book (1990) -
We need to blockade the roads behind us.
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Use anything you can find to blockade that channel!
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My battalion has an order to blockade the government quarter and place you under arrest.
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And Kennedy said, we're going to blockade those ships.
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U.N. troops will blockade bridges and major highways, and travel will be suspended.
Blog text (14) -
The Indians claim the land is theirs, and they blockaded access to the forest, keeping the lumberjacks out.
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The North immediately blockaded all the Southern ports and strangled their supply lines to starve them out.
Blog text (15) -
The army will blockade the bridge to stop enemy reinforcements from arriving.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make something end and not continue
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To stop movement, access, or progress
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Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence
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Stop people from entering or leaving an area by blocking it
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To stop people from entering a place by putting up a barrier
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Stop people or vehicles from entering a place
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To block off an area with people or barriers to keep people away
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3.8
Close a road, path or entrance so people cannot go through
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Stop people entering or leaving an area by using police and barriers
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Stopping a player from moving by standing in front of them
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To block a path or entrance by placing something across it
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To stop a supply by blocking its source or flow
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Surround an area with a fence to stop people from entering
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To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path
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An action that stops people from entering a place or communicating
To block a place so people cannot enter, often by putting up a fence
To block a place with things to stop people from entering
Surrounding a port with ships to stop ships entering or leaving
To block an opening to stop liquid or gas passing through
Surround something completely so it cannot get out or move
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Etymology
Blockade as a verb is built from block ('to stop') and the ending -ade, so it means 'to make a block' or to close something off. Picture placing barriers or ships around a town or port to stop supplies. That's why to blockade a place is to seal it and prevent anyone from getting in or out.