The action of creating or maintaining a barrier that prevents movement or access to a location.
Present participle of 'blockade,' formed by adding '-ing' to the verb form. Used to describe the ongoing action of blocking or restricting access.
Blockading became so famous as a military tactic that it shaped entire wars—the British blockade of France during the Napoleonic Wars was so comprehensive it tried to cut off all trade across an entire continent.
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