blockade

¹block·ade

verb \blä-ˈkād\

block·ad·edblock·ad·ing

Definition of BLOCKADE

transitive verb

1

: to subject to a blockade

2

: block, obstruct

— block·ad·er noun

Examples of BLOCKADE

1. They blockaded the country's ports.
2. <the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall>

First Known Use of BLOCKADE

1680

Related to BLOCKADE

Synonyms: bar, barricade, close (off), block (off), guard, wall (off)

Antonyms: open, unbar

Related Words: curtain (off), screen (off); dike, fence, gate, hedge; bolt, lock; obstruct

Near Antonyms: reopen, unblock, unbolt

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Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with BLOCKADE

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