effective blockade
1effective blockade — A blockade so effective as to make it dangerous in fact for vessels to attempt to enter the blockaded port; the question of effectiveness is not controlled by the number of the blockading force. One modern cruiser may suffice. 56 Am J1st War §… …
2blockade — blockader, n. /blo kayd /, n., v., blockaded, blockading. n. 1. the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit. 2. any obstruction of passage or progress:… …
3blockade — An interdiction of commerce with a nation or people in that nation. 30 Am J Rev ed Internat L § 53. Blockades are maritime blockades, or blockades by both sea and land; and they may be either military or commercial, or may partake of the nature… …
4Blockade of Wonsan — Part of the Korean War An explosion destroys North Korean supplies during the blockade of Wonsan …
5Blockade — For other uses, see Blockade (disambiguation). An action during the British fleet s blockade of the French port of Toulon between 1810 and 1814, depicted by Thomas Luny …
6blockade — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ tight ▪ partial ▪ economic, military, naval …
7Blockade of Germany — The blockade of Germany during World War I was a part of the First Battle of the Atlantic between Britain and Germany. About 750,000 German civilians died from starvation caused by the British blockade during the War. [ Die miserable Versorgung… …
8Blockade of Africa — In 1807 Britain outlawed the slave trade, making it illegal for British ships to transport slaves. The British Navy immediately established a presence off Africa in order to enforce the ban, called the West Africa Squadron. Although the ban… …
9effective — adj. 1 producing the result you want VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, seem ▪ make sth ▪ find sth ▪ We find advertising on the radio very effectiv …
10Union blockade — Part of the American Civil War An 1861 cartoon map of the blockade, known as Winfield Scott …