blockading
- adjective
- /bləˈkeɪdɪŋ/
- The blockading fleet made it impossible for merchants to leave port.
Examples
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The navy sent several blockading vessels to cut off the enemy's supplies.
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A line of blockading ships was stationed outside the harbor throughout the conflict.
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The navy is blockading the enemy's port.
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They are blockading the area to prevent supplies from entering.
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A line of blockading ships was stationed outside the harbor throughout the conflict.
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The blockading fleet made it impossible for merchants to leave port.
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The navy sent several blockading vessels to cut off the enemy's supplies.
Synonyms
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3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
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4.8
To stop people from entering a place by putting up a barrier
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3.8
Close a road, path or entrance so people cannot go through
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3.4
Stopping a player from moving by standing in front of them
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6.0
To stop people and goods entering or leaving a place, often during war
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3.8
To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path
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9.6
To attack or block enemy supply routes to stop their movements
To block a place with things to stop people from entering
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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.