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blockade — blockader, n. /blo kayd /, n., v., blockaded, blockading. n. 1. the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit. 2. any obstruction of passage or progress:… … Universalium
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To raise a blockade — Raise Raise (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r[=i]sa to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to raise.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effective blockade — A blockade so effective as to make it dangerous in fact for vessels to attempt to enter the blockaded port; the question of effectiveness is not controlled by the number of the blockading force. One modern cruiser may suffice. 56 Am J1st War §… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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