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blockade
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out. 2 By extension, any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms. 3 (context nautical English) ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Blockade \Block*ade"\, n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See Block , v. t. ] The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy. Note: Blockade is ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Blockade is a "the Beat the Barrier" board game for two players, invented by Mirko Marchesi and published by Lakeside Industries in 1975. The newer strategy game Quoridor shares many of the same characteristics as Blockade .
Usage examples of blockade.
President, as far as international and maritime law are concerned, a blockade is exactly that.
We are back to a blockade now, which would eliminate a Russian resupply.
We would have a very tough time effecting a blockade two weeks from now, with the Russians already supplying Japan--it would mean a confrontation at sea with the Russians.
Once the blockade is in place, I fully expect the Maritime Self Defense Force to come out fighting.
This blockade is a curtain around Japan that will give her leaders something to think about, a curtain of enlightenment.
MacK Donner, the Reagan task force commander and overall commander of the Japanese theater blockade operation.
Japan Oparea and the Scenario Orange Warplan, Annex A, the plan for a naval blockade of the islands.
In the absence of orders, should the blockade be confirmed to stop the Russian traffic, you as senior commander will have the authority to order the other submarines to attack the surface forces.
Looking at them, Pacino for the first time felt that the blockade might work out.
The message read that the approaching battle groups might attempt to set up a blockade, but no matter what happened, no submarine was to attack or molest any incoming American unit--even if there were American submarines approaching in close.
Pacino tried to stay focused, but the way this blockade was happening was foreign to him.
Keebes looked up into the overhead at the television repeater, wondered if the approach of nightfall would make the blockade that much more difficult.
Still, it was hard to believe the tanker would really try to run the blockade, though the threat of submarine attack might or might not work.
Of course, stateside, its sinking was probably seen as a sign that the US meant business, but to Pacino the blockade had failed if the first ship tried to break through.
Other ships of task force split off to enforce blockade further around perimeter of Home Islands, the line the Americans have called exclusion zone boundary.