military blockade
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Definition
Noun: A military operation in which an armed force surrounds a fortified or strategically important location, cutting it off from outside support and supplies, while maintaining attacks to compel surrender.
Usage
This term is used to describe a specific, sustained military strategy. It focuses on the action or operation itself. - The military blockade of the city lasted for six months. - A successful military blockade can force an enemy to capitulate without a costly direct assault. - Historians studied the tactics of the military blockade.
Examples
- The general ordered a military blockade of the enemy's main port to cripple their supply lines.
- Breaking the military blockade became the defenders' primary objective.
- The military blockade was enforced by both naval and air forces.
Advanced Usage
- To impose/enforce a military blockade: To establish and maintain a blockade.
- The alliance voted to impose a military blockade on the region.
- To lift/break a military blockade: To end or successfully overcome a blockade.
- Relief convoys attempted to break the military blockade.
Variants and Related Words
- Blockade (noun/verb): A more general term for any act of sealing off a place. A military blockade is a specific type of blockade.
- Siege (noun): A prolonged military assault on a fortified place. A siege often involves a blockade, but emphasizes constant attack and investment. A military blockade can be a component or a specific method within a siege.
- Encirclement (noun): The act of surrounding. This is a key tactical element of a military blockade.
Synonyms
- Investment (archaic military term): The act of surrounding a fortress to besiege it.
- Besiegement: The act of laying siege to a place.
Related Phrases
- Naval blockade: A blockade enforced primarily by warships.
- Aerial blockade: A blockade enforced using air power to prevent entry or exit.
Noun
- the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack