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Definition of blockade verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

blockade

verb

NAmE//blɑˈkeɪd//

blockade somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they blockade

he / she / it blockades

past simple blockaded

-ing form blockading

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to surround a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out All the ports had been blockaded. Employees blockaded the entrance to the offices.

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