The meaning of BLOCKADE is to subject to a blockade. How to use blockade in a sentence.

A blockade is the act of actively preventing a country or region from receiving or sending out food, supplies, weapons, or communications, and sometimes people, by military force.

BLOCKADE definition: 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. See examples of blockade used in a sentence.

blockade, an act of war whereby one party blocks entry to or departure from a defined part of an enemy’s territory, most often its coasts. Blockades are regulated by international law and custom and …

/ blɑːˈkeɪd / Add to word list the situation in which a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or goods from going in or out: an air and sea blockade

Dec 17, 2025 · President Trump announced what he called a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela, ratcheting up American pressure on the Maduro regime.

blockade noun 1. stoppage, block, barrier, restriction, obstacle, barricade, obstruction, impediment, hindrance, encirclement They agreed to lift their blockades of main roads verb

Dec 17, 2025 · Venezuelans spoke out after President Trump ordered a “complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers going to and from Venezuela. Hours after he announced the blockade, the …

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington's latest move to increase ...

Definition of blockade noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.