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How to pronounce “blockade”
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Pronunciation guide for blockade
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of blockade with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent
The Japanese-- the Americans have blockaded.
- Definition summary
- The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
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How to pronounce blockade
An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent
The Japanese-- the Americans have blockaded.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “blockade”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
- (by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
- (nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
- (biology, medicine) Inhibition of the activity (function) of chemical messengers or their receptors, such as (often) receptor antagonism.
- (chess) The act of preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it.
- (backgammon) Synonym of prime.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To create a blockade against.
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