blockaded

Thân thiện

The police blockaded the street with their vehicles.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Preventing entry or exit or a course of action: Describing a place, route, or situation that has been closed off or surrounded to stop people or goods from entering or leaving.
   • Surrounded by a barrier or military force: Specifically referring to a location, especially a port or city, that is isolated by enemy forces to cut off supplies and communication.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The blockaded harbor prevented any ships from delivering supplies. (The harbor, which was closed off, stopped supply ships.)
  • Citizens grew restless inside the blockaded city. (People became anxious within the surrounded city.)
  • They had to find a way around the blockaded road. (They needed to find an alternative route past the obstructed road.)

Advanced Usage

• "To be under blockade": This is a common phrase describing the state of being blockaded.

  • The capital has been under blockade for three weeks. (The capital city has been surrounded and cut off for three weeks.)

• "To run a blockade": Refers to the act of attempting to enter or leave a blockaded area, often secretly or at great risk.

  • The ship tried to run the naval blockade. (The ship attempted to break through the naval encirclement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Blockade (noun): The act or instance of blockading.

  • The military enforced a strict blockade. (The military imposed a tight closure.)

• Blockade (verb): To subject to a blockade.

  • The rebels moved to blockade the main highway. (The rebels acted to close off the main highway.)

• Blockader (noun): A person or ship that enforces a blockade.

Synonyms

• Barricaded: Blocked or defended with a barrier.
• Besieged: Surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture.
• Closed off: Made inaccessible.
• Sealed: Completely closed or shut.

Related Phrases

• Lift a blockade: To end a blockade.

  • The government agreed to lift the blockade. (The government agreed to end the closure.)

• Impose a blockade: To establish a blockade.

  • The council voted to impose an economic blockade. (The council voted to enforce an economic closure.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. preventing entry or exit or a course of action
   • a barricaded street
   • barred doors
   • the blockaded harbor

Từ đồng nghĩa

• barricaded
• barred