blockade

noun

  1. 1

    a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

  2. 2

    prevents access or progress

verb

  1. 1

    impose a blockade on

  2. 2

    obstruct access to

  3. 3

    render unsuitable for passage

    block the way

    barricade the streets

  4. 4

    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

    His brother blocked him at every turn

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