blockade

Noun

Singular blockade

Plural blockades

1. A blockade is the blocking of a port or city, so that nothing can come in or out of it.
2. A blockade refers to ships or armies used to block a port or city.

Verb

Plain form blockade

Third-person singular blockades

Past tense blockaded

Past participle blockaded

Present participle blockading

1. When you set up a blockade, you block a port or city, to form a blockade.