BLOCKADE


Meaning of BLOCKADE in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ complete , total

▪ tight

▪ partial

▪ economic , military , naval

▪ road

▪ effective

VERB + BLOCKADE

▪ impose

▪ end , lift , remove

▪ enforce , maintain

▪ tighten

▪ ease , relax

▪ break , break through , get through , run

They attempted to break the ~ by using submarines.

▪ form

The group then formed a ~ across the road.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ against

the need to enforce a naval ~ against the country

▪ ~ around , ~ round ( esp. BrE )

a ~ around the city

▪ ~ by

the ~ by Western nations

▪ ~ of

a complete ~ of the island

II.

verb

Blockade is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ road

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