| Front | blockade |
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| Back | block•ade noun, verb BrE /blɒˈkeɪd/ NAmE /blɑːˈkeɪd/ noun word origin example bank 1 the action of surrounding or closing a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out a naval blockade to impose/lift a blockade an economic blockade (= stopping goods from entering or leaving a country) blockades of roads by truck drivers protesting over pay 2 a barrier that stops people or vehicles from entering or leaving a place The police set up blockades on highways leading out of the city. verb verb forms word origin ~ sth to surround a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out All the ports had been blockaded. Employees blockaded the entrance to the offices. |
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