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action to keep people and goods from reaching a location- They could not get weapons past the naval blockade.
blockade = action to keep people and goods from reaching a location
- The government of Nepal accused India of imposing an undeclared blockade of gasoline and other materials.
- The moral aspects of the military blockade as a weapon in times of peace had been bothering me.Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon — Novel
- You've done so in spite of threats—the Soviet attempts to impose the East-mark, the blockade.Ronald Reagan -- Tear Down This Wall Speech
- The Yankee blockade about the Confederate ports had tightened, and luxuries such as tea, coffee, silks, whalebone stays, colognes, fashion magazines and books were scarce and dear.Margaret Mitchell -- Gone with the Wind
blockade = action to keep people and goods from reaching a location
blockade = action to keep people and goods from reaching a location
blockade = action to keep people and goods from reaching a location
blockade = war measure that prevents transfer of goods
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