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Definitions of blockade in various dictionaries:
noun - a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
noun - prevents access or progress
verb - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
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| The closing off of a port by hostile ships to stop supplies from coming in to their enemy |
| The U.S. declared war on April 25, but made it retroactive to April 21, the day before this was ordered on Cuba |
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| Seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. |
| An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. |
| seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. |
| an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. |
| The forces used to effect this isolation. |
| 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. |
| To set up a blockade against. See Synonyms at besiege. |
| the act of using force or the threat of force to stop the movement of people or goods into or out of a country or area, or the people or objects used to prevent such movement: |
| the situation in which a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or goods from going in or out: |
| a situation in which a group of people prevent goods or people entering or leaving a place as a way of showing a government or large organization that they do not agree with its decisions: |
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A blockade is an effort to cut off supplies, war material or communications from a particular area by force, either in part or totally. A blockade should not be confused with an embargo or sanctions, which are legal barriers to trade. It is also distinct from a siege in that a blockade is usually directed at an entire country or region, rather than a fortress or city. While most blockades historically took place at sea, blockade is still used on land to prevent someone coming into a certain area. * A blockading power can seek to cut off all maritime transport from and to the blockaded country; although stopping all land transport to and from an area may also be considered a blockade. Blockades restrict the trading rights of neutrals, who must submit for inspection for contraband, which the blockading power may define narrowly or broadly, sometimes including food and medicine. In the 20th century air power has also been used to enhance the effectiveness of the blockade by halting air traf |