blockade
Definition
- n. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- n. prevents access or progress
- v. obstruct access to
- v. impose a blockade on
Word forms
- Past participle
- blockaded
- Present participle
- blockading
- Past tense
- blockaded
- Third person singular
- blockades
Example sentences
n.
The blockade of the road caused a long delay for the travelers.
vt.
The military decided to blockade the area to prevent supplies from entering.