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blockading

verb , present participle of blockade

1 to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point

Synonyms of blockading

Words Related to blockading

curtaining (off), screening (off)

Near Antonyms of blockading

reopening, unblocking, unbolting

Antonyms of blockading

opening, unbarring

2 to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication

Synonyms of blockading

beleaguering, besieging, investing, leaguering [archaic]

Words Related to blockading

barricading, blocking, cutting off, damming, encircling

Phrases Synonymous with blockading

laying siege to

Near Antonyms of blockading

emancipating, freeing, liberating, releasing, rescuing

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