blockade

[US]/blɒˈkeɪd/
[UK]/blɑːˈkeɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to block
n. a barrier

Phrases & Collocations

naval blockade

blockade runner

impose a blockade

lift a blockade

blockade enforcement

economic blockade

run the blockade

Example Sentences

a blockade of all the harbours

a blockade around the city

The path was blockaded by snow.

the blockade by Western nations

The ships blockades the harbour.

They blockaded the Suez Canal in violation of international agreement.

they voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions.

the need to enforce a naval blockade against the country

The river blockaded the spread of the forest fire.

the blockade appears a better weapon with which to soften them up for eventual surrender.

the bandh (general strike), the gherao (human blockade), and the dharna (fast).

defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.

ships penned up in the harbor during a blockade;

"Pudendal nerve blockade is administered at the sacrospinous ligament and provides highly effective anesthesia to these areas.

Antiseptic solutions for central neuraxial blockade: which concentration of chlorhexidine in alcohol should we use?

Although epidural anesthesia is a common practice in neuraxial blockade, difficult access to the epidural space is a frequent problem in operating theaters.

Real-world Examples

Set up a blockade and arrest any resisters.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

This group of ships tried to break that blockade.

Source: CNN Listening Collection November 2012

Wittes with Brookings says initially, President Trump backed the blockade.

Source: NPR News March 2018 Collection

The deal halted a blockade of Ukrainian ports by Russia.

Source: VOA Special July 2023 Collection

Others have called on Russia to end its blockade of Ukrainian ports.

Source: BBC Listening Collection June 2022

This would hit Kremlin revenues, but wouldn't be a total blockade.

Source: Financial Times

Israel set up a blockade to control what goods are allowed into Gaza.

Source: CNN Listening Collection November 2012

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned again what he called arbitrary blockades.

Source: BBC Listening March 2021 Collection

Israel has tightened its blockade on Gaza and bombarded it for three weeks now.

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

Some have been highly critical of Israel's total blockade and bombardment of Gaza.

Source: BBC Listening of the Month

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