HyperDic: blockading

English > 1 sense of the word *blockading*:
ADJECTIVE	all	blockading	blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors

blockading > pronunciation
Sounds	blaa.key'dihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *blockading*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors.
Example	"the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions"
Broader	preventive, preventative	tending to prevent or hinder