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 nearest blockader was fearfully close to us, and all seemed lost.
From The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by John Wilkinson
The "Hornet" accordingly remained outside the harbor, as a blockader, while the "Constitution" continued her cruise alone.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot
The runner had reached the harbor safely; but there in channel lay a blockader in such a position that any ship coming in must pass within a hundred feet of her.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by W. C. Jackson
"Schooner, ahoy!" shouted the officer of a boat sent off by the nearest blockader.
From Within The Enemy's Lines by Oliver Optic
