blockading
has definitions from the field of nautical
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[ adjective ] (nautical) blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors
Examples "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions" Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)To round_out the blockading force , submarines would be needed - to locate , identify and track approaching vessels . Three requirements go_with a blockade : It must be proclaimed ; the blockading force must be powerful enough to enforce it ; and it must be enforced without discrimination . Related terms |
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