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blockade (verb), blockades; blockaded, blockading
To stop people or supplies from entering or leaving a port, a city, or other area; usually, during a war, so a country cannot build up its military forces with more soldiers and weapons: Military tanks and soldiers were blockading any possible entries to the enemy position that might be trying to take in new materials, ammunition, and reinforcements.
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