Meaning of BLOCKADE in English

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Meaning of BLOCKADE in English

• 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.
• An obstruction to passage.
• To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n.
• Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.
• To obstruct entrance to or egress from.

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