blockade
/blɑˈkeɪd/
noun
- An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- Protesters formed a human blockade at the entrance to the factory.
- During the war, the blockade caused severe food shortages.
- The navy imposed a blockade on the port to stop enemy supplies.
verb
- To seal off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- The army blockaded the city for several months.
- Police blockaded the street after the accident.
- They decided to blockade the harbor to stop illegal fishing.