blockading
/ˈblɑːkeɪdɪŋ/
adjective
- Serving to set up or maintain a blockade; used to close off an area.
- The blockading fleet prevented any ships from entering the harbor.
- The blockading ships kept a constant watch for escape vessels.
- Blockading forces surrounded the city for weeks.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of blockade: the act of surrounding or closing off a place with a military or physical barrier.
- Blockading the canal would disrupt global trade.
- The navy is blockading the port to stop illegal arms shipments.
- They spent months blockading the rebel stronghold.