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.
blockader
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a word derived from
blockade.
Example Sentences
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She can only try to beat the blockader.
From Time Magazine Archive
The remainder of the group, with two or 79 three exceptions, were the seamen of the blockader.
From A Victorious Union by Oliver Optic
It is not all from the isolation; the snow is not merely a blockader; it is a Chemical Test.
From Waifs and Strays Part 1 by O. Henry
They were soon joined by a third blockader, and as we drew nearer to the bar, Fort Fisher took part in the engagement, and the blockaders hauled off.
From The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by John Wilkinson
Then she is not fast enough for that blockader outside.
From Within The Enemy's Lines by Oliver Optic
