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blockading

blockading

7.8
Surrounding a port with ships to stop ships entering or leaving
  • adjective
  • /bləˈkeɪdɪŋ/
translation icon : bloqueando
  • The blockading fleet made it impossible for merchants to leave port.

Examples

  • The navy sent several blockading vessels to cut off the enemy's supplies.

  • A line of blockading ships was stationed outside the harbor throughout the conflict.

  • The navy is blockading the enemy's port.

  • They are blockading the area to prevent supplies from entering.

  • A line of blockading ships was stationed outside the harbor throughout the conflict.

  • The blockading fleet made it impossible for merchants to leave port.

  • The navy sent several blockading vessels to cut off the enemy's supplies.

Synonyms

to block
vsblockading
3.0

To stop movement, access, or progress

is specifically done by surrounding ports with ships to prevent access
to barricade
vsblockading
42 4.8

To stop people from entering a place by putting up a barrier

prefers surrounding ports with ships rather than building barriers at an entrance
to block off
vsblockading
23 3.8

Close a road, path or entrance so people cannot go through

cuts access to ports by surrounding them with ships rather than closing one entrance
blocking
vsblockading
18 3.4

Stopping a player from moving by standing in front of them

stops access to ports by surrounding them with ships rather than by a person
to blockade
vsblockading
9 6.0

To stop people and goods entering or leaving a place, often during war

is done by surrounding ports with ships to prevent access
to block up
vsblockading
4 3.8

To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path

uses ships to surround ports and stop all access rather than filling a gap
to interdict
vsblockading
  • Specialized
3 9.6

To attack or block enemy supply routes to stop their movements

stops access by surrounding ports with ships instead of using bombardment
to barricado
vsblockading
  • Archaic
9.9

To block a place with things to stop people from entering

surrounds ports with ships to stop access as a strategic military measure

Antonyms

179 1.0

A space that lets people move through, for example a door

How Effective

besieging
9.2
blockading
7.8
blocking
18 3.4
restriction
340 3.0

Surface Forms

blockading positive

Morphology

blockading = blockade (transparent) = blockade + blockade + ing

For learners who know 'blockade', 'blockading' is a regular and semantically clear -ing form.

Etymology

The word blockading comes from the simple word block, which means a 'barrier' or 'to stop' something. So a blockading fleet is like a moving barrier around a port that stops ships from entering or leaving.