blockade

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  1. noun 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. noun The forces used to effect this isolation.
  3. transitive verb To set up a blockade against. See Synonyms at besiege.

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  • But Tricoupi was right when he said that the blockade was a mistake, and that the powers should have allowed the Greeks to take their own course and learn their lesson. —  The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II
  • (By the Israeli blockade of Gaza; a blockade is an act of war.). —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • There has never been a truce (a blockade is an act of war). —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • I think she believes that the failure of Israel to lift the blockade is the source of the conflict. —  Israpundit
  • Some time ago I wrote that the Gaza blockade was a scientific experiment designed to find out how much one can starve a population and turn its life into hell before they break. —  Progressive Bloggers
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Probably block + -ade (as in barricade).

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  1. Cf. Dutch blokkade = German blockade = Swedish blockad = Danish blokkade, from the English; from the verb block (French bloquer) + -ade; cf. stockade, barricade, palisade, etc. Cf. Spanish bloqueo, Portuguese bloqueio, Italian blocco, also bloccatura, blockade, from the verbs corresponding to block, q. v.
  2. from blockade, n.
 

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