blockade
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Niger has revoked the licences of some 30 transport operators and truck drivers for refusing to carry fuel to neighbouring Mali, which is facing shortages due to a jihadist blockade.
From Barron's
“As the blockade is lifted, production will rebound,” said Smith.
From MarketWatch
U.N. security experts said the operation, along with the strikes and blockade of Venezuela, “are contrary to international and humanitarian law.”
From Salon
The 50 million barrels from Venezuela, however, likely came from existing Venezuelan stockpiles, which have been building since the U.S. began its blockade of exports from the area late last year.
From Barron's
Earlier this year, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a major geopolitics think tank in Washington, D.C., looked in depth at what would happen if China instead simply decided to blockade Taiwan.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.