a blockade

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• Blockade of Wonsan — Part of the Korean War An explosion destroys North Korean supplies during the blockade of Wonsan …   Wikipedia

• Blockade — bezeichnet: Blockade (Militär), beim Militär die Unterbindung der Versorgung des Gegners Blockade (Schach), beim Schachspiel eine Strategie zum Blocken der Bauern Blockade (Film), einen US amerikanischen Film über den spanischen Bürgerkrieg… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• blockade — n Blockade, siege are comparable when denoting an attempt of a belligerent force to break down the resistance of the enemy by preventing egress or ingress of men or entrance of supplies over a considerable period of time. Blockade is used chiefly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Blockade — Block*ade , n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See {Block}, v. t. ] 1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Blockade (disambiguation) — Blockade may refer to:*Blockade, the prevention of troops and supplies from reaching an opposing army *Blockade (board game), a strategy game by Lakeside *Blockade (novel), written by Derek Hansen *Blockade (solitaire), a card game …   Wikipedia

• blockade — [blä kād′] n. [ BLOCK + ADE] 1. a shutting off of a port or region of a belligerent state by the troops or ships of the enemy in order to prevent passage in or out in time of war 2. any blocking action designed to isolate another nation and cut… …   English World dictionary

• Blockade — Block*ade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blockaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blockading}.] 1. To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• blockade — ► NOUN ▪ an act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. ► VERB ▪ set up a blockade of. ● run a blockade Cf. ↑run a blockade …   English terms dictionary

• Blockade (solitaire) — Blockade is a solitaire card game which uses two decks of 52 playing cards each. Akin to solitaire games like Klondike and Gargantua, the object of the game is play the cards into the eight foundations.The game starts with twelve piles, each… …   Wikipedia

• Blockade Runner Badge — or the Badge for Blockade Runners ( de. Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher) is a German military decoration awarded for service on warships or merchant vessels (also allied) that attempted to break through the British sea blockade of Germany.… …   Wikipedia

• Blockade — (franz. Blocus, engl. Blockade, Blocking), die Absperrung eines feindlichen Ortes oder Bezirks vom Verkehr und namentlich vom Handelsverkehr durch eine kriegführende Macht. Hiernach fällt unter den Begriff der B. im weitern Sinn auch die… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon