blockade

block·ade

 (blŏ-kād′)

n.

1. The isolation of a nation, area, city, or harbor by hostile ships or forces in order to prevent the entrance and exit of traffic and commerce.

2. The forces used to effect this isolation.

tr.v. block·ad·ed, block·ad·ing, block·ades

To set up a blockade against: blockaded the harbor.

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[Probably block + -ade (as in barricade).]

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block·ad′er n.

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blockade

(blɒˈkeɪd)

n

1. (Military) military the interdiction of a nation's sea lines of communications, esp of an individual port by the use of sea power

2. something that prevents access or progress

3. (Pharmacology) med the inhibition of the effect of a hormone or a drug, a transport system, or the action of a nerve by a drug

vb (tr)

4. (Military) to impose a blockade on

5. to obstruct the way to

[C17: from block + -ade, as in ambuscade]

blockˈader n

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block•ade

(blɒˈkeɪd)

n., v. -ad•ed, -ad•ing. n.

1. the closing off of a port, city, etc., by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.

2. any obstruction of passage or progress.

3. interruption or inhibition of a normal physiological signal, as a nerve impulse.

v.t.

4. to subject to a blockade.

[1670–80]

block•ad′er, n.

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blockade

Past participle: blockaded
Gerund: blockading

Imperative

blockade

blockade

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blockade - a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy encirclement military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" naval blockade - the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	blockade - prevents access or progress impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult
Verb	1.	blockade - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" obstruct, stymie, stymy, block, embarrass, hinder stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
	2.	blockade - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" barricade, block, block up, block off, bar, stop obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" block off, close off, shut off - block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve" close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
	3.	blockade - obstruct access to       block off obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
	4.	blockade - impose a blockade on seal off besiege, circumvent, hem in, beleaguer, surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"

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blockade

noun

1. stoppage, block, barrier, restriction, obstacle, barricade, obstruction, impediment, hindrance, encirclement They agreed to lift their blockades of main roads

verb

1. bar, block, cut off, obstruct, shut off, barricade Truck drivers have blockaded roads to show their anger over driving regulations.

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blockade

noun

A prolonged surrounding of an objective by hostile troops:

beleaguerment, besiegement, investment, siege.

verb

To surround with hostile troops:

beleaguer, beset, besiege, invest, siege.

Idiom: lay siege to .

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Translations

حصارحِصارٌيُحاصِرُ، يَفْرِضُ الحِصار

blokádablokovat

blokadeblokere

Blockadeblockieren

αποκλεισμός

bloquearbloqueo

blocus

blokádblokád alá vesz

hafnbann; herkvíloka, teppa; halda í kví/hafnbanni

bloccoblocco militareembargoformare un bloccostringere d'assedio

blokkade

blokade

блокада

blokáda

blokadablokiratizapora

ablukaablukaya almakkuşatmakuşatmak

封锁封锁物阻碍物

blockade

[blɒˈkeɪd]

A. N (Mil, Ind) → bloqueo m
to run a blockade → burlar un bloqueo
under blockade → bloqueado

B. VT [+ traffic] → bloquear

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blockade

[blɒˈkeɪd]

n → blocus m

vt [+ port, city] → faire le blocus de; [+ road] → bloquer

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blockade

n

(Mil) → Blockade f; under blockade → im Blockadezustand; to break or run the blockade → die Blockade brechen

(= barrier, obstruction) → Sperre f, → Barrikade f

vt → blockieren, sperren

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blockade

[blɒˈkeɪd]

1. n (Mil) → blocco

2. vt → bloccare

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block

(blok) noun

1. a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc. blocks of stone. blok كُتْلَةُ (حِجاره) блок bloco blok der Block blok; klods μεγάλο κομμάτι, ογκόλιθος bloque plokk بلوک؛ قالب lohkare blocבלוק, גוש कुंदा klada rakás balok kubbur, klossi, blökk blocco かたまり (나무, 돌, 금속 등의) 큰 덩어리 pjautas rąstas, luitas klucis; bluķis blok blokblokk; klossblok سټ، کونده ، دړه،چمبه bloco bloc блок blok, kváder klada blok kloss, block ชิ้นของวัสดุที่เป็นของแข็งและมีลักษณะแบนราบ parça, kütle, blok 大塊(木頭或石頭) колода; кам'яна брила لکڑی یا پتھر کا چپٹے سروں والا ٹکڑا khối; tảng; súc 大块（木头或石块）

2. a piece of wood used for certain purposes. a chopping-block. blok كُتْلَةٌ пън bloco špalek der Hackklotz skærebræt κομμάτι ξύλου, κούτσουροzoquete, tarugo pakk تخته چوبی pölkky billot בְּלוֹק עֵץ लकड़ी का मोटा कुंदा trupac tőke balok kayu kjöthögg, fjalhögg ceppo 台木 (건축용) 블록, 각재 trinka, rąstas bluķis bongkah kayu blokhoggestabbekloc د لرګیو تخته bloco buştean чурбан klát tnalo panj kubbe ท่อนไม้ kütük 木板 колода لکڑی کا بڑا ٹکڑا cái thớt; tấm kê 木板

3. a connected group of houses, offices etc. a block of flats; an office block. blok مَجْموعَةُ شُقَقٍ група, блок bloco blok der (Wohn-)Block blok συγκρότημα σπιτιών, γραφείων κτλ., πολυκατοικίαbloque hooneplokk ساختمان بزرگ؛ بلوک kerrostalo immeuble בֵּית דִירוֹת मकानों का एक समूह blok kuća háztömb; irodaház kelompok bangunan húsasamstæða caseggiato 一棟のビルディング 사무실, 주택 등의 집합체 namų masyvas daudzstāvu dzīvojamais nams blok gebouwleiegård, boligblokk; gård, kvartalblok لوی ساختمان bloco bloc, imobil блок blok blok, zgradba blok byggnadskomplex, husblock ตึกอาคารทั้งแถว blok apartman, iş hanı 一排房屋 багатоквартирний будинок; блок مکانوں کی قطار lô nhà 一排房屋

4. a barrier. a road block. blokkade حاجِزٌ бариера barricada zátaras, překážka das Hindernis vejspærring μπλόκο, φράγμα, εμπόδιοbarrera, control policial tõke مانع؛ بندآور este barrage routierמחסום अवरोध zapreka (út)akadály rintangan hindrun; vegatálmi ingorgo 障害物 방해물 užtvara aizsprostojums sekatan versperringbarrikade, blokkeringzator, zapora, bariera مخ نیونکی، خنډ منځته راوړونکی barricada baraj rutier затор, преграда zátarasa zapora blokada blockering, spärr สิ่งกีดขวาง engel, mania 障礙物 блокпост رکاوٹ vật chướng ngại 障碍物

5. (especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets. a walk round the block. blok مَجْموعَةُ عَماراتٍ / شُقَقٍ разстоянието между две пресечки quarteirão blok der Häuserblock karré οικοδομικό τετράγωνοmanzana kvartal بلوک kortteli îlot בְּלוֹק בִּניָנִים चार गलियों से घिरा मकानों का एक समूह kvart, dio naselja háztömb kelompok bangunan húsaröð sem afmarkast af fjórum götum isolato 街区 (미) 블록, 가구(街區) kvartalas kvartāls blok bangunan huizenblokkvartalkwartał بلوک quarteirão lot de case квартал blok skupina hiš blok kvarter ตึกอาคารทั้งแถวที่ล้อมรอบด้วยถนนทั้งสี่ด้าน blok 街區 квартал چار گلیوں کی حدود میں مکانوں کا مجموعہ nhà khối 街区

verb

to make (progress) difficult or impossible. The crashed cars blocked the road. blokkeer يَحْجِزُ спирам bloquear (za)blokovat, zatarasit versperren blokere φράζω, εμποδίζωbloquear, obstruir tõkestama بندآوردن؛ مسدود کردن tukkia bloquer לַחֲסוֹם रोकना, बन्द करना zakrčiti eltorlaszol menghalangi hindra bloccare ふさぐ 봉쇄하다 užblokuoti, užtverti aizsprostot; bloķēt; aizkavēt menghalang versperrenblokkere, sperre, tetteblokować بندول bloquear a bloca преграждать, блокировать blokovať, zatarasiť blokirati blokirati blockera, spärra กีดขวาง tıkamak, kapamak, engel olmak 阻塞 перегороджувати; блокувати روکنا ، رکاوٹ ڈالنا làm trở ngại 阻塞

blocˈkade (-ˈkeid) noun

something which blocks every approach to a place by land or sea. blokkade حِصارٌ блокада bloqueio blokáda die Blockade blokade αποκλεισμόςbloqueo blokaad محاصره saarto blocusמחסום नाकाबन्दी blokada, opsada blokád blokade hafnbann; herkví blocco 封鎖 봉쇄 blokada blokāde kepungan blokkadeblokadeblokada حصار، محاصره bloqueio blo­cadă блокада blokáda blokada blokada blockad การปิดล้อม abluka, kuşatma 封鎖物 затор ایسی چیز جو رکاوٹ کا باعث بنے sự tắc nghẽn 封锁物，阻碍物

verb

The ships blockaded the town. blokkeer يُحاصِرُ، يَفْرِضُ الحِصار блокирам bloquear blokovat blockieren blokere αποκλείω, φέρνω σε κατάσταση αποκλεισμού bloquear blokeerima محاصره کردن saartaa bloquer לַחֲסוֹם नाकाबंदी करना opkoliti elzár, blokád alá vesz memblokade loka, teppa; halda í kví/hafnbanni bloccare, stringere d'assedio 封鎖する 봉쇄하다 blokuoti bloķēt mengepung blokkerenblokkere dokonywać blokady محاصره کول fazer bloqueio a su­pune unei blocade блокировать blokovať blokirati blokirati blockera, spärra [av] ปิดล้อม ablukaya almak, kuşatmak 封鎖 блокувати, оточувати رسائی کا راستہ روکنا bao vây 封锁

ˈblockage (-kidʒ) noun

something causing a pipe etc to be blocked. a blockage in the pipe. verstopping انْسِداد пречка entupimento ucpání die Blockade prop; tilstopning φράξιμο (π.χ. σε σωλήνα) obstrucción takistus انسداد؛ گرفتگی tukos obstructionסתימה रुकावट, बाधा začep eldugulás penyumbatan stífla blocco つまったもの 봉쇄 kamštis aizsprostojums tersumbat verstoppingforstoppelsezatkanie نیول شوی، انسداد، بند entupimento înfundare закупорка upchatie zamašitev začepljenje stopp, blockering การอุดตัน tıkanma, tıkanıklık 阻塞 закупорювання رکاوٹ sự bao vây 阻塞

blocked adjective

obstructed. I have a bad cold – my nose is blocked. verstop, geblok مَسْدود блокиран obstruído ucpaný verstopft tæt βουλωμένος, φραγμένος taponado, congestionado kinni گرفته؛ مسدود tukossa bouchéסתום अवरूद्ध, निरूद्ध začepljen bedugult tersumbat stíflaður chiuso ふさがっている 막힌 užsikimšęs nosprostots tersumbat verstoptblokkert, tett zatkany نیولی، بند، مسدود entupido înfundat забитый; недышащий upchatý zamašen zapušen igentäppt, tilltäppt, spärrad ถูกกีดขวาง kapalı, tıkanık 堵塞 закупорений روک دی گئی چیز tắc nghẽn 堵塞

block capital/letter

a capital letter written in imitation of printed type, eg the letters in NAME. drukskrif حُروفٌ كَبيرَةٌ مَنْفَصِلَةٌ печатни букви letra de forma hůlkové písmo große Buchstaben stort bogstav κεφαλαίο γράμμα letra mayúscula suurtäht حرف درشت و ساده isot kirjaimet majuscule d'imprimerie אוֹתִיוֹת גדוֹלוֹת अंग्रेजी के बड़े अक्षर početno slovo nagybetű huruf balok blokkskriftarstafur, upphafsstafur, hástafur lettera maiuscola; stampatello ブロック体 블록체의 대문자 didžioji spausdintinė raidė lielie drukātie burti huruf besar blokletterstor bokstav drukowana litera ساده اوځیګ توری، غټ توری letra de imprensa majusculă печатная буква paličkové písmo velika tiskana črka velika slova stor bokstav ตัวอักษรตัวพิมพ์ใหญ่ในภาษาอังกฤษ büyük harf 印刷體大寫字母 велика друкована літера بڑے حروف bản khắc (để in) 大写印刷字体

ˈblockhead noun

a stupid person. klipkop, uilskuiken بَليد، غَليظُ الذِّهْن، غَبي тъпак burro ťulpas, hlupák der Dummkopf idiot; torsk βλάκας, χοντροκέφαλοςzoquete, zopenco puupea کله خر؛ احمق pölkkypää crétin/-ine טמבל मूर्ख glupan tökfejű orang tolol aulabárður, heimskingi stupido まぬけ 멍청이 bukagalvis cietpauris; āmurgalva orang bodoh domkopidiot, dumming, toskdureń احمق سړی، بی عقل burro dobitoc, cap de lemn болван hlupák bedak gluperda träskalle คนโง่เง่า aptal, kalın kafalı 傻瓜 бевзень, дурень احمق ، بے عقل شخص người đần độn 傻瓜

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