blockade
- blockade
01. The road to the forest was [blockaded] by protesters trying to stop the logging company from cutting down the centuries-old trees.
02. The police had set up a [blockade] to keep demonstrators from entering the Legislative Buildings.
03. Student demonstrators had [blockaded] the street in attempt to prevent police from arresting the leaders of the protest.
04. U.S. battleships are [blockading] the harbor to prevent supplies from reaching the rebels.
05. British and American warships are [blockading] the ports and all trade has been stopped.
06. Following the Second World War, the Soviets [blockaded] Berlin until May 1949.
07. The United States has maintained an economic [blockade] of Cuba for almost forty years.
08. The [blockade] of Cuba by the Americans was originally rationalized on the basis that the island nation was a threat to U.S. national security.
09. On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union imposed a [blockade] on West Berlin, cutting off all land and rail routes into the Western sectors.
10. In 1948, the Soviet Union [blockaded] all transportation routes between Berlin and West Germany.
11. In the early 1800s, Napoleon proclaimed a [blockade] under which neutrals and French allies were not to trade with the British.
12. Truckers have [blockaded] all the main routes into the city in protest against rising fuel costs.
13. The American government is believed to be considering a selective shipping [blockade] against North Korea to prevent the communist state from carrying out its threat to build nuclear weapons.
14. In April of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring a [blockade] of Southern ports from South Carolina to Texas.
15. George Bernard Shaw once said, "The British [blockade] won the war; but the wonder is that the British blockhead did not lose it. I suppose the enemy was no wiser."
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Blockade — bezeichnet: Blockade (Militär), beim Militär die Unterbindung der Versorgung des Gegners Blockade (Schach), beim Schachspiel eine Strategie zum Blocken der Bauern Blockade (Film), einen US amerikanischen Film über den spanischen Bürgerkrieg… … Deutsch Wikipedia
blockade — n Blockade, siege are comparable when denoting an attempt of a belligerent force to break down the resistance of the enemy by preventing egress or ingress of men or entrance of supplies over a considerable period of time. Blockade is used chiefly … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Blockade — Block*ade , n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See {Block}, v. t. ] 1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blockade — [blä kād′] n. [ BLOCK + ADE] 1. a shutting off of a port or region of a belligerent state by the troops or ships of the enemy in order to prevent passage in or out in time of war 2. any blocking action designed to isolate another nation and cut… … English World dictionary
Blockade — Block*ade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blockaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blockading}.] 1. To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blockade — ► NOUN ▪ an act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. ► VERB ▪ set up a blockade of. ● run a blockade Cf. ↑run a blockade … English terms dictionary
Blockade — (franz. Blocus, engl. Blockade, Blocking), die Absperrung eines feindlichen Ortes oder Bezirks vom Verkehr und namentlich vom Handelsverkehr durch eine kriegführende Macht. Hiernach fällt unter den Begriff der B. im weitern Sinn auch die… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
blockade — I (barrier) noun bar, barricade, block, blockage, bottleneck, cordon, curb, impediment, obsessio, obsidio, obstacle, obstruction, stop, stumbling block II (enclosure) noun circumjacence, circumscription, circumvallation, compass, containment,… … Law dictionary
Blockade — Blockade, 1) B. einer Festung, das enge Einschließen einer Festung, um dieselbe von der Verbindung mit Außen abzuschließen; s.u. Festungskrieg; 2) B. eines Hafens, die B. eines feindlichen Hafens wird von Kriegsschiffen, welche vor demselben… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Blockade — Blockade, in der Buchdruckerei jene Stelle im Satze, wo statt des Buchstabenbildes die untere Seite der Letter abgedruckt erscheint, ein in der Mitte getrennter schwarzer Fleck (Fliegenkopf) … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Blockade — Blockāde, Absperrung eines Hafens oder einer Küste durch Kriegsschiffe. Die B. muß wirksam (effektiv) sein, d.h. die Ein und Ausfahrt und die Landung ständig durch Kriegsschiffe oder auch Landbatterien verhindern. Blockadebrecher, Schiffe, welche … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
