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.
blockades
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pluralof blockade.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof blockade (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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With the Strait of Hormuz largely sealed by rival U.S and Iranian blockades, Riyadh shifted its exports from Hormuz, its main energy corridor, to the Red Sea coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Some parents pleaded for the teens to lift their blockades at Paris schools.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The blockades and protests started last week before spreading to hundreds of schools across the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The blockades in Frontignan and Fos-sur-Mer have been lifted, but Ange Natoli, a fishermen's representative, said he wanted to continue the movement until they were able to speak directly to Fisheries Minister Catherine Chabaud.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
We were trying to outwit Death on this trip, rise above it, penetrate the blockades it put up between us and May.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
