[blŏ-kād́]
(n.)The isolation of a nation, area, city, or harbor by hostile ships or…
(n.)The forces used to effect this isolation.
(v.)To set up a blockade against. See synonyms at besiege
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Blockade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A blockade is an effort to cut off the communications of a particular area by force. It is distinct from a siege in that a blockade is usually directed at an entire country or region, rather than a ...
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Union blockade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Union Blockade refers to the actions between 1861 and 1865, during the American Civil War, in which the Union Navy maintained a massive effort on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the Confederate S...
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The Blockade Runner is uniquely located on Wrightsville Beach Island, North Carolina’s accessible outer-bank. On the east side, the resort fronts the Atlantic Ocean with a wide sandy beach while the west side fronts an Intracoastal Waterway harbor and anchorage.
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This original Harper's Weekly Civil War newspaper features a picture of a Civil War Blockade ... Civil War Harper's Weekly, September 7, 1861 ... This 1861 Harper's Weekly newspaper has a variety of important content on the Civil War. The cover has a nice illustration of a Southern Belle. The paper has a story on Ben McCulloch,
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The U.S. Navy began a blockade of Galveston Harbor in July 1861, but the town remained in Confederate hands for the next 14 months. ... The U.S. Navy began a blockade of Galveston Harbor in July 1861, but the town remained in Confederate hands for the next 14 months. At 6:00 am on October 4, 1862, Cdr. W.B. Renshaw,
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blockade: Definition and Pronunciation ... 2. any obstruction of passage or progress: We had difficulty in getting through the blockade of bodyguards.; 3. Pathol.interruption or inhibition of a normal physiological signal, as a nerve impulse or a heart muscle–contraction impulse.
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An effective blockade on such a scale was a thing unprecedented, even in the operations of the foremost naval powers of the world. ... "Now therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States...have further deemed it advisable to set on foot a blockade of the ports within the States aforesaid, in pursuance of the...
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