Blockade

/blɑˈkeɪd/ noun

Definition

The military or naval isolation of a place, port, or region to prevent the entry or exit of supplies, people, or information. Blockades are used as a strategy to weaken an enemy by cutting off essential resources and trade.

Etymology

From French 'bloquer,' meaning 'to block,' which entered English in the 17th century during the age of naval warfare. The term originally described naval operations but expanded to include land-based sieges and modern economic sanctions.

Kelly Says

Britain's naval blockade of Germany during WWI was so effective it caused mass starvation and may have killed more Germans than battlefield combat, demonstrating how economic warfare can be as devastating as military action. The Berlin Blockade of 1948-49 marked the Cold War's first major crisis, while modern blockades like those against Cuba or Gaza show how this ancient tactic remains relevant in contemporary geopolitics.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መገደብ
ARالعربية
حصار
BNবাংলা
অবরোধ
CACatalà
bloqueig
CSČeština
blokáda
DADansk
blokade
DEDeutsch
Blockade
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλεισμός
ESEspañol
bloqueo
FAفارسی
محاصره
FISuomi
piiritys
FRFrançais
blocus
GUGU
અવરોધ
HAHA
tabbaye
HEעברית
הצפה
HIहिन्दी
नाकेबंदी
HUMagyar
blokád
IDBahasa Indonesia
blokade
IGIG
igbe
ITItaliano
blocco
JA日本語
ブロケード
KKKK
блокада
KMKM
បាំងលាក់
KO한국어
봉쇄
MRMR
अवरोध
MSBahasa Melayu
pengepungan
MYမြန်မာ
ပိတ်ဆို့မှု
NLNederlands
blokkade
NONorsk
blokade
PAPA
ਅवरोध
PLPolski
blokada
PTPortuguês
bloqueio
RORomână
blocaj
RUРусский
блокада
SVSvenska
blockad
SWKiswahili
kuzuia
TAதமிழ்
நிறுத்தம்
TEతెలుగు
నిరోధం
THไทย
การปิดล้อม
TLTL
paghahadlang
TRTürkçe
abluka
UKУкраїнська
блокада
URاردو
ناکہ بندی
VITiếng Việt
phong tỏa
YOYO
igunnu
ZH中文
封锁
ZUZU
ukuvimba

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