complete blockade
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A blockade that entirely seals off an area.
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- The navy enforced a complete blockade of the island, cutting off all supplies.
- A complete blockade of the port would lead to a severe humanitarian crisis.
- The country suffered under the complete blockade for several years.
- The general warned that they would impose a complete blockade if their demands were not met.
- With all roads closed, the city was under a complete blockade.
- The primary military objective was to establish a complete blockade around the enemy's coastline.
- Is a complete blockade of the region economically sustainable for the aggressor?
- Historians still debate the effectiveness of the complete blockade during the war.
- Despite the enemy's complete blockade, some relief ships managed to get through.
- The international sanctions amounted to a complete economic blockade, crippling the nation's trade.