blockade betydelse and definition

Betydelse av blockade på svenska

• 0 the situation in which a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or goods from going in or out:

  • an air and sea blockade

  • The Soviet blockade of Berlin was lifted in May 1949.

  • There is still some hope that the economic blockade will work and make military intervention unnecessary.

• 1 to surround a country or place with soldiers, ships, etc. to stop people or goods from going in or out:

  • The Estonian port of Tallinn was blockaded for a time by Soviet warships.

  • Fishermen began blockading ports to protest the high cost of diesel fuel.

• 2 the act of using force or the threat of force to stop the movement of people or goods into or out of a country or area, or the people or objects used to prevent such movement:

  • The blockade consisted of a dozen ships surrounding the port.

• 3 a situation in which a group of people prevent goods or people entering or leaving a place as a way of showing a government or large organization that they do not agree with its decisions:

  • The blockade of oil refineries caused fuel prices to double.

  • impose/lift a blockade French farmers lifted their blockade of the Channel Tunnel yesterday.

• 4 a situation in which one country refuses to trade with another country:

  • It has defended the economic blockade despite mounting international criticism.

• 5 to prevent goods or people entering or leaving a place, especially as a way of showing disagreement with a government or large organization:

  • Protesters are threatening to blockade refineries if the Government does not lower the tax on fuel.