Pronunciation: /blɒˈkeɪd/
noun
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an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving: they voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions
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an obstruction of a physiological or mental function, especially of a biochemical receptor.
verb
[with object]-
seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving: the authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital
