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block·ade
(blŏ-kād′)n.
1. The isolation of a nation, area, city, or harbor by hostile ships or forces in order to prevent the entrance and exit of traffic and commerce.
2. The forces used to effect this isolation.
tr.v. block·ad·ed, block·ad·ing, block·ades
To set up a blockade against: blockaded the harbor.
block·ad′er n.
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blockade
(blɒˈkeɪd)n
1. (Military) military the interdiction of a nation's sea lines of communications, esp of an individual port by the use of sea power
2. something that prevents access or progress
3. (Pharmacology) med the inhibition of the effect of a hormone or a drug, a transport system, or the action of a nerve by a drug
vb (tr)
4. (Military) to impose a blockade on
5. to obstruct the way to
[C17: from block + -ade, as in ambuscade]
blockˈader n
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block•ade
(blɒˈkeɪd)n., v. -ad•ed, -ad•ing. n.
1. the closing off of a port, city, etc., by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
2. any obstruction of passage or progress.
3. interruption or inhibition of a normal physiological signal, as a nerve impulse.
v.t. 4. to subject to a blockade.
[1670–80]
block•ad′er, n.
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blockade
Past participle: blockaded
Gerund: blockading
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| Noun | 1. |  blockade - a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemymilitary action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" naval blockade - the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| 2. | blockade - prevents access or progress impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult | |
| Verb | 1. | blockade - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" |
| 2. |  blockade - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" | |
| 3. |  blockade - obstruct access to | |
| 4. | blockade - impose a blockade on besiege, circumvent, hem in, beleaguer, surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" |
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blockade
noun
1. stoppage, block, barrier, restriction, obstacle, barricade, obstruction, impediment, hindrance, encirclement They agreed to lift their blockades of main roads
verb
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blockade
nounA prolonged surrounding of an objective by hostile troops:
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Translations
حصارحِصارٌيُحاصِرُ، يَفْرِضُ الحِصار
blokádablokovat
blokadeblokere
blokádblokád alá vesz
hafnbann; herkvíloka, teppa; halda í kví/hafnbanni
blokáda
blokadablokiratizapora
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blockade
n
vt → blockieren, sperren
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block
(blok) noun1. a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc. blocks of stone.
2. a piece of wood used for certain purposes. a chopping-block.
3. a connected group of houses, offices etc. a block of flats; an office block.
4. a barrier. a road block.
5. (especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets. a walk round the block.
verb to make (progress) difficult or impossible. The crashed cars blocked the road.
blocˈkade (-ˈkeid) noun something which blocks every approach to a place by land or sea.
verbThe ships blockaded the town.
ˈblockage (-kidʒ) noun something causing a pipe etc to be blocked. a blockage in the pipe.
blocked adjective obstructed. I have a bad cold – my nose is blocked.
block capital/letter a capital letter written in imitation of printed type, eg the letters in NAME.
ˈblockhead noun a stupid person.
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