Vocabulary
Blockade
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
Urdu meaning
ناکہ بندی، گھیراﺅ، محاصرہ، رکاوٹ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The blockade clamped by IOF, also known as IDF (Israeli Defence Forces), has triggered a famine.
- Foreign media cannot enter Gaza thanks to a blockade enforced by Israel.
- The attack was triggered by the situation the people of Gaza have faced since the blockade of 2007.
- The indiscriminate use of force by the Israel Defence Forces and a complete blockade of humanitarian aid has been abetted, if not encouraged, by the Western powers.
- However, some of the most damaging and enduring consequences stem from prolonged undernutrition and starvation, through a despicable policy of food blockade, which is akin to genocide.
Synonyms
siege, beleaguerment, encirclement, investment, besiegement, barricade, barrier
Antonyms
reopen, unblock, unbolt
Curator example
“they voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions”
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