blockade around

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A blockade surrounding a place.

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Examples (10)

  • The navy enforced a tight naval blockade around the enemy's main port.
  • Protesters formed a human blockade around the controversial new factory.
  • A complete blockade around the city cut off all supplies and communication.
  • Historians study the economic impact of the blockade around the island nation.
  • The coalition forces planned to establish a blockade around the entire region.
  • It was nearly impossible to get through the military blockade around the conflict zone.
  • Lifting the blockade around the harbor was a key condition of the peace treaty.
  • The police set up a temporary blockade around the crime scene.
  • Will imposing a blockade around the peninsula escalate the conflict?
  • For weeks, a strict blockade was maintained around the besieged capital.