blockade
noun
the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
blockaded
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past participleof blockade.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof blockade.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
blockadenounthe isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, more than 260,000 students, parents and teachers took to the streets as protesters blockaded hundreds of high schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
At least 30 universities have also reportedly been blockaded, including campuses in Rennes and Paris.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
According to the AFP news agency, four high schools were reportedly blockaded in the southern regions of Alpes-Maritimes and Var.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
In recent weeks, the conflict has come to revolve around the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The 101st Long Range Air Regiment, as well as bombing, helped bring supplies by air to the blockaded and starving city of Leningrad.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
