under blockade

ˈʌndər bləˈkeɪd

Definition

Definition of under blockade - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

militaryblocked from receiving or sending goods or people

The city was under blockade for several months.

besieged

cut off

Adverb

military situationin a way that is affected by a blockade

The city continued to function under blockade.

blockaded

under siege

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Expressions with blockade

retaliatory blockade

action blocking access as punishment for a previous act

The country imposed a retaliatory blockade after the attack.

run the blockade

move through a blockade despite opposition

The ship tried to run the blockade at night.

military blockade

situation where military forces prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

The city was under a military blockade for months.

naval blockade

military strategy to prevent ships entering or leaving ports

The naval blockade crippled the enemy's supply lines.

run a blockade

move through a blockade to reach the other side

The ship tried to run a blockade at night.

economic blockade

use of trade and financial barriers to isolate or pressure another country

The economic blockade severely limited imports into the coastal nation.

Examples of under blockade in a sentence

The island has been under blockade since last year.
The port remained under blockade for months.
Supplies were scarce while the region was under blockade.

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French:assiégé, sous blocus, ...
German:blockiert, im Belagerungszustand, ...
Italian:sotto blocco, in stato d'assedio, ...
Spanish:bloqueado, bajo bloqueo, ...
Portuguese:sob bloqueio, ...
Chinese:被封锁的, 在封锁下, ...
Japanese:封鎖下の, 封鎖下で, ...
Arabic:تَحْتَ الْحِصَارِ, في ظل الحصار, ...
Hebrew:נָתוּן בְּמָצוֹר, בְּמָצוֹר, ...
Russian:под блокадой, в условиях блокады, ...
Ukrainian:під блокадою, в умовах блокади, ...
Hindi:नाकाबंदी में, नाकाबंदी के तहत, ...
Bengali:অবরুদ্ধ, অবরোধের অধীনে, ...
Catalan:bloquejat, en situació de bloqueig, ...
Czech:blokovaný, pod blokádou, ...
Danish:under blokade, i blokadetilstand, ...
Dutch:geblokkeerd, tijdens de blokkade, ...
Greek:υπό αποκλεισμό, σε αποκλεισμό, ...
Hungarian:körülzárt, blokád alatt, ...
Khmer:ស្ថិតក្រោមការបិទខ្ទប់, ក្រោមការឡោមព័ទ្ធ, ...
Korean:봉쇄된, 봉쇄 상태에서, ...
Persian:محاصره شده, تحت محاصره, ...
Polish:zablokowany, pod blokadą, ...
Portuguese (BR):sob bloqueio, ...
Romanian:sub blocadă, în stare de blocadă, ...
Swedish:under blockad, ...
Thai:ถูกปิดล้อม, ภายใต้การปิดล้อม, ...
Turkish:abluka altında, abluka altındayken, ...
Vietnamese:bị phong tỏa, dưới sự phong tỏa, ...

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