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    A blockade is the act of actively preventing a country or region from receiving or sending out food, supplies, weapons, or communications, and sometimes people, by military force. A blockade differs from an embargo or sanction, which are legal barriers to trade rather than physical

  2. broadly : a restrictive measure designed to obstruct the commerce and communications of an unfriendly nation. 2. : something that blocks. 3. : interruption of normal physiological function (such as transmission of nerve impulses) of a cellular receptor, tissue, or organ.

  3. blockade, an act of war whereby one party blocks entry to or departure from a defined part of an enemy’s territory, most often its coasts. Blockades are regulated by international law and custom and require advance warning to neutral states and impartial application.

  4. blockade. verb [ T ] POLITICS uk / blɒkˈeɪd / us. to prevent goods or people entering or leaving a place, especially as a way of showing disagreement with a government or large organization: Protesters are threatening to blockade refineries if the Government does not lower the tax on fuel.

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  6. Feb 15, 2020 · Blockade continues despite 'modest progress' made in talks between federal minister and Tyendinaga Mohawk

  7. Jun 17, 2024 · Berlin blockade, international crisis that arose from an attempt by the Soviet Union, in 1948–49, to force the Western Allied powers (the United States, the United Kingdom, and France) to abandon their post-World War II jurisdictions in West Berlin.

  8. Aug 25, 2022 · Given Taiwan’s dependence on imports of fuel and food, even a temporary blockade could shock the island politically and economically, allowing China a forceful way to press its demands.

  9. blockade, Act of war whereby one party blocks entry to or departure from an enemy area, often a coast. Blockades are regulated by international law and custom, which require advance warning to neutral states and impartial application.

  10. Feb 11, 2022 · U.S. officials have offered to help the Trudeau government end an anti-vaccine mandate protest blockade that is sending ripple effects through the American economy and causing increasing...

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