BLOCKADE
- to block (to obstruct (to get in the way of)) [v BLOCKADED, BLOCKADES, BLOCKADING]
- An act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- Anything that prevents access or progress
- An obstruction of a physiological or mental function, esp. of a biochemical receptor
- to block with troops or ships [v BLOCKADED, BLOCKADING, BLOCKADES]