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Meanings of blockaded in English

Preventing entry or exit or a course of action.

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Usage of blockaded in English
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However the commissioner has blockaded the directorate's office, preventing them from operating.
Radio NZ
2
Apart from being long, it can be blockaded in times of war.
BBC
3
Evidently, however, the Hruntan world would be completely blockaded by that time.
Cities in Flight
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It had been attempting to deliver aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip.
The Guardian
5
It controls the Gaza Strip coastal enclave that is blockaded by Israel.
Reuters
6
Fishermen also blockaded the port at Waterford, which solely handles freight traffic.
The Irish Times
7
The navy had done wonders, and the southern coast was effectually blockaded.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American Leaders
8
Protesters blockaded one of the proposed dam sites, chaining themselves to machinery.
The Guardian
9
A vast crowd blockaded the wharf to give us a parting cheer.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
10
Police blockaded the street, preventing marchers from interrupting the nationally televised event.
Reuters
11
Police fired rubber bullets at protesters who burned tyres and blockaded roads.
Reuters
12
Deep snows covered hill, rock, and valley, and ice blockaded the fiord.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
13
Have we not all the enemy's ports blockaded from Toulon to Flushing?
The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth
14
On Monday they blockaded Langalibalele Street with old bins and burning garbage.
The South African
15
The young men flocked in from the neighboring towns; the states-room was blockaded.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
16
Anti-government protesters blockaded polling stations, denying millions the chance to vote.
BBC
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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