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Meanings of military blockade in English

Portuguese
sítio
Catalan
setge
Spanish
cerco

The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack.

sítio
Usage of military blockade in English
1
The moral aspects of the military blockade as a weapon in times of peace had been bothering me.
Flowers for Algernon
2
The military blockade before them means they can go no further and for some it strikes close to home.
The Irish Times
3
Shipping officials at a conference in Malaysia on Monday called for a military blockade along the coast of Somalia to stop the surge.
Reuters
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Translations for military blockade
Spanish
cerco