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| block·ade [ blo káyd ] |
noun (plural block·ades) |
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1. prevention of access: an organized action to prevent people or goods entering or leaving a place
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2. forces forming blockade: the ships or forces used to maintain a blockade
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3. obstacle or obstruction: something that prevents access to a place
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transitive verb (past and past participle block·ad·ed, present participle block·ad·ing, 3rd person present singular block·ades) |
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1. subject place to blockade: to impose a blockade on a place
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2. block access to place: to obstruct access to a place
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| [Late 17th century. Perhaps after ambuscade] |
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  block·ad·er noun |
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