Blockading — synonyms, definition

1. blockading (Adjective)

blockading (Adjective) — Blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbours. ex. "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions"

2. blockading (Verb)

barricading barring blocking blocking off blocking up embarrassing hindering obstructing sealing off stopping stymieing stymying

blockading (Verb) — Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. ex. "His brother blockaded him at every turn"

blockading (Verb) — Render unsuitable for passage. ex. "blockade the streets"

blockading (Verb) — Obstruct access to.

blockading (Verb) — Impose a blockade on.

beleaguering besieging blocking circumventing closing up forbidding foreclosing forestalling hemming in impeding jamming obstructing obturating occluding precluding preventing sieging surrounding blocking off bottlenecking checking closing closing off filibustering hanging shutting off stonewalling