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block·ade 
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| 1. | the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit. |
| 2. | any obstruction of passage or progress: We had difficulty in getting through the blockade of bodyguards. |
| 3. | Pathology. interruption or inhibition of a normal physiological signal, as a nerve impulse or a heart muscle–contraction impulse. |
| 4. | to subject to a blockade. |
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blockade
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n.
tr.v. block·ad·ed, block·ad·ing, block·ades To set up a blockade against. See Synonyms at besiege. [Probably block + -ade (as in barricade).] block·ad'er n. |
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noun | |
| 1. | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy |
| 2. | prevents access or progress |
verb | |
| 1. | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct] |
| 2. | render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade] |
| 3. | obstruct access to |
| 4. | impose a blockade on |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
blocˈkade [-ˈkeid] noun
something which blocks every approach to a place by land or sea
blocˈkade [-ˈkeid] verb
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Example: The ships blockaded the town.
See also: block, block capital/letter, blocked, blockage, blockhead, "blockade" in any language
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
blockade block·ade (blŏ-kād')
n.
- Intravenous injection of large amounts of colloidal dyes in which the reaction of the reticuloendothelial cells to other influences is temporarily prevented.
- Arrest of nerve impulse transmission at autonomic synaptic junctions, autonomic receptor sites, or myoneural junctions through the action of a drug.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: 1block·ade
Pronunciation: blä-'kAd
Function: noun
1 : interruption of normal physiological function (astransmission of nerve impulses) of a tissue or organ
2 : the process of reducing the phagocytic capabilities of the reticuloendothelial system by loading it with harmless material(as India ink or lampblack) which engages its cells in phagocytosis and prevents them from reacting to new antigenic material —compare
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Main Entry: 2blockade
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: block·ad·ed;block·ad·ing
: to subject to blockade
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Blockade
Block\, n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf. Block, v. t., Blockade, and see Lock.]1. A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc. Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke, And Christmas blocks are burning. --Wither. All her labor was but as a block Left in the quarry. --Tennyson. 2. The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded. Noble heads which have been brought to the block. --E. Everett. 3. The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped. Hence: The pattern or shape of a hat. He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next block. --Shak. 4. A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops. 5. A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not. The new city was laid out in rectangular blocks, each block containing thirty building lots. Such an average block, comprising 282 houses and covering nine acres of ground, exists in Oxford Street. --Lond. Quart. Rev. 6. A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles. 7. (Falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept. 8. Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way. 9. A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work. 10. (Print.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high. 11. A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt. [Obs.] What a block art thou ! --Shak. 12. A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below. A block of shares (Stock Exchange), a large number of shares in a stock company, sold in a lump. --Bartlett. Block printing. (a) A mode of printing (common in China and Japan) from engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on the linked surface and rubbed with a brush. --S. W. Williams. (b) A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved surface coated with coloring matter. Block system on railways, a system by which the track is divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no train enters a section or block before the preceding train has left it.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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. Note: Blockade is now usually applied to an investment with ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment by land forces. To constitute a blockade, the investing power must be able to apply its force to every point of practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to attempt to enter; and there is no blockade of that port where its force can not be brought to bear. --Kent. 2. An obstruction to passage. To raise a blockade. See under Raise.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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