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Word: Blockade
Speech Type: Noun
late 17th century: from block+ -ade, probably influenced by ambuscade
blɒˈkeɪd
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
Short Definition:act or means of sealing off place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
Examples:- they voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions
Word: Blockade
Speech Type: Verb
blɒˈkeɪd
seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
Short Definition:seal off place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
Examples:- the authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital
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