blockade round

Examples (10)

• The navy established a tight blockade round the enemy port.
• During the war, there was a complete blockade round the island, cutting off all supplies.
• Protesters formed a human blockade round the parliament building to prevent entry.
• The fleet maintained its blockade round the harbour for over six months.
• Despite the military blockade round the city, some humanitarian aid managed to get through.
• The general ordered a blockade round the entire coastline to stop smuggling.
• An economic blockade round the nation was intended to pressure its government.
• Life became increasingly difficult under the relentless blockade round their homeland.
• An effective blockade round the peninsula was crucial to the overall military strategy.
• The historical records detail the naval blockade round the besieged fortress.