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Blockading Definition & Meaning

blockading
adjective
  1. blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions"

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What does blockading mean?
blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions"
What part of speech is blockading?
Blockading is an adjective.

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