total blockade

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A blockade that entirely seals off an area.

blockadeADJECTIVE + blockade

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Examples (10)

  • The navy imposed a total blockade on all enemy ports.
  • A total blockade of the city led to severe shortages of food and medicine.
  • The general's strategy involved a total blockade to cut off all supply lines.
  • If negotiations fail, the country will face a total blockade from its neighbors.
  • International law questions the legality of imposing a total blockade on civilian populations.
  • The coastal region has been under a total blockade for over a year.
  • Humanitarian aid organizations are trying to find ways to get past the total blockade.
  • Diplomats are working to lift the total blockade and restore trade.
  • Maintaining a total blockade requires immense naval resources and constant vigilance.
  • A total blockade would be considered an act of war, escalating the conflict significantly.