blockade
noun [C] /blɒkˈeɪd/
/blɑːˈkeɪd/ Definition
› the situation in which a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or goods from going in or out: an air and sea blockade The Soviet blockade of Berlin was lifted in May 1949. There is still some hope that the economic blockade will work and make military intervention unnecessary.Attacking and invading blockade verb [T] › The Estonian port of Tallinn was blockaded for a time by Soviet warships.Attacking and invading
(Definition of blockade noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Attacking & invading, but you might be interested in these topics from the War, peace and fighting topic area:
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- ambush noun
- ambush verb
- beleaguered adjective
- blitz noun (ATTACK)
- blitzkrieg noun
- engagement noun (FIGHTING)
- invasive adjective
- lunge verb
- move sb/sth in phrasal verb
- occupation noun (CONTROL)
- occupy verb (TAKE CONTROL)
- offensive noun
- push noun (STRONG MOVEMENT)
- push verb (MOVE WITH FORCE)
- rush verb (ATTACK)
- seize verb
- siege noun
- strike force noun
- surgical strike noun
- swoop verb
Topic:
Attacking & invading
Word of the Day
throw caution to the wind/winds
to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
