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Noun Concept

Categories: Military operations by type, Military tactics, Law of the sea, Land warfare, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference

blockade encirclement Blockade rules blockaded blockades

A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy WordNet 3.0

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A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A blockade is the act of actively preventing a country or region from receiving or sending out food, supplies, weapons, or communications, and sometimes people, by military force. Wikipedia

Encirclement is a military term for the situation when a force or target is isolated and surrounded by enemy forces. Wikipedia

Prevention of troops and supplies from reaching an opposing army. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Military term Wikidata

The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade. Wiktionary

The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it. Wiktionary

Isolation of a target. Wiktionary (translation)

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