noun. The isolation of a nation, area, city, or harbor by hostile ships or forces in order to prevent the entrance and exit of traffic and commerce.

noun. The forces used to effect this isolation.

transitive verb. To set up a blockade against.

noun. The shutting up of a place, particularly a port, harbor, or line of coast, by hostile ships or troops, so as to stop all ingress or egress, and to hinder the entrance of supplies of provisions, ammunition, or reinforcements.

noun. Hence A hindrance to progress or action caused by obstructions of any kind.

To subject to a blockade; prevent ingress or egress from by warlike means.

Hence To shut in by obstacles of any kind; block; obstruct.

noun. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies.

noun. An obstruction to passage.

noun. interference with transmission of a physiological signal, or a physiological reaction.

noun. See under Raise.

transitive verb. To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under blockade, n.

transitive verb. Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.

transitive verb. To obstruct entrance to or egress from.

noun. The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.

noun. By extension, any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.

noun. The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.

noun. Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it

verb. To create a blockade against.

verb. obstruct access to

verb. render unsuitable for passage

verb. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

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

noun. prevents access or progress

verb. impose a blockade on

"A minor point but funnily enough while most international lawyers agree that Israel retains some responsibilities as an occupying power in Gaza, they are much more wary about using the term blockade which has a very specific meaning within the laws of war (though ironically the IDF uses the term somewhat loosely itself in relation to Gaza)."

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