noun
a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
• Syn: ↑blockade
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑military action, ↑action
• Hyponyms: ↑naval blockade, ↑siege, ↑besieging, ↑beleaguering, ↑military blockade
Useful english dictionary. 2012.