blockade
41Blockade — Blo|cka|de 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n〉 1. Absperrung eines Staatsgebiets von jegl. Zufuhr; HungerBlockade 2. 〈Med.〉 Ausschaltung von Teilen des Nervensystems zu Heilzwecken 3. 〈Typ.〉 blockierte Stelle [Etym.: <ital. bloccata; → blockieren] …
42blockade — 1. noun 1) a naval blockade of the island Syn: siege; rare besiegement 2) they erected blockades in the streets Syn: barricade, barrier, roadblock; obstacle, obstruction 2. verb rebels blockaded the capital Syn …
43blockade — [blɒˈkeɪd] noun [C] an official action that is intended to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another blockade verb [T] …
44blockade — block•ade [[t]blɒˈkeɪd[/t]] n. v. ad•ed, ad•ing 1) mil the closing off of a port, city, etc., by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit 2) any obstruction of passage or progress 3) pat interruption or inhibition of a normal… …
45Blockade of Wonsan — Part of the Korean War An explosion destroys North Korean supplies during the blockade of Wonsan …
46Blockade (disambiguation) — Blockade may refer to:*Blockade, the prevention of troops and supplies from reaching an opposing army *Blockade (board game), a strategy game by Lakeside *Blockade (novel), written by Derek Hansen *Blockade (solitaire), a card game …
47Blockade (solitaire) — Blockade is a solitaire card game which uses two decks of 52 playing cards each. Akin to solitaire games like Klondike and Gargantua, the object of the game is play the cards into the eight foundations.The game starts with twelve piles, each… …
48Blockade Runner Badge — or the Badge for Blockade Runners ( de. Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher) is a German military decoration awarded for service on warships or merchant vessels (also allied) that attempted to break through the British sea blockade of Germany.… …
49blockade runner — ☆ blockade runner n. a ship or person that tries to go through or past a blockade * * * …
50blockade-runner — blockade running, n. /blo kayd run euhr/, n. a ship or person that passes through a blockade. [1860 65] * * * …
