tight blockade
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A strictly enforced blockade that is difficult to get through.
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- The navy maintained a tight blockade around the enemy's main port.
- Despite the tight blockade, a few daring smugglers managed to get supplies through.
- The army's goal was to enforce a tight blockade to cut off all supply lines to the city.
- It was nearly impossible for any ship to break through the tight blockade imposed by the allied forces.
- The coalition will establish a tight blockade until the regime complies with international law.
- For months, the coastal region was subjected to a tight blockade, leading to severe shortages.
- The citizens faced starvation due to the tight blockade of their city.
- Historians argue that the tight blockade was a decisive factor in ending the war.
- The government tightened its control, creating a tight blockade that isolated the rebel-held territory.
- News reports confirmed that the tight blockade remains in effect, preventing humanitarian aid from reaching the area.