1 the action of surrounding or closing a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out:
a naval blockade * to impose / lift a blockade * an economic blockade (= stopping goods from entering or leaving a country) * blockades of roads by truck drivers protesting over pay
2 a barrier that stops people or vehicles from entering or leaving a place:
The police set up blockades on highways leading out of the city.
verb [VN] to surround a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out:
All the ports had been blockaded. * Employees blockaded the entrance to the offices.
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