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- [blo-keyd]
- /blɒˈkeɪd/
- /blɒkˈeɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blo-keyd]
- /blɒˈkeɪd/
Definitions of blockade word
- countable noun blockade A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it. 3
- verb blockade If a group of people blockade a place, they stop goods or people from reaching that place. If they blockade a road or a port, they stop people using that road or port. 3
- noun blockade the interdiction of a nation's sea lines of communications, esp of an individual port by the use of sea power 3
- noun blockade something that prevents access or progress 3
- noun blockade the inhibition of the effect of a hormone or a drug, a transport system, or the action of a nerve by a drug 3
- verb blockade to impose a blockade on 3
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Origin of blockade
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; block (in the sense “to create obstacles”) + -ade1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blockade
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blockade popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blockade usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blockade
noun blockade
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
- stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- roadblock — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- barricade — A barricade is a line of vehicles or other objects placed across a road or open space to stop people getting past, for example during street fighting or as a protest.
Antonyms for blockade
noun blockade
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- opening — an open or clear space.
Top questions with blockade
- how was the berlin blockade related to the cold war?
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- how did great britain combat napoleon's naval blockade?
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- what led the soviets to blockade west berlin?
- why did the soviet union start the berlin blockade?
- what is blockade?
- why did stalin blockade west berlin in 1948?
- what is a blockade?
- what happened as a result of the british naval blockade?
- what were blockade runners?
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