BLOCKADING
\blɒkˈe͡ɪdɪŋ], \blɒkˈeɪdɪŋ], \b_l_ɒ_k_ˈeɪ_d_ɪ_ŋ]\
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blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions"
By Princeton University
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