enforce a blockade
1blockade — [[t]blɒke͟ɪd[/t]] blockades, blockading, blockaded 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it. Striking lorry drivers agreed to lift their blockades of main roads …
2blockade — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ tight ▪ partial ▪ economic, military, naval …
3Blockade 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… …
4blockade — ▪ I. blockade block‧ade 1 [blɒˈkeɪd ǁ blɑː ] noun [countable] 1. the surrounding of a country or an area during a war in order to stop goods from entering or leaving: • On Oct. 3rd the Yugoslav navy began a blockade of seven Croatian ports. 2.… …
5enforce */*/ — UK [ɪnˈfɔː(r)s] / US [ɪnˈfɔrs] verb [transitive] Word forms enforce : present tense I/you/we/they enforce he/she/it enforces present participle enforcing past tense enforced past participle enforced a) to make sure that a law or rule is obeyed by …
6enforce — verb ADVERB ▪ fully, rigidly, rigorously, strictly, stringently, vigorously ▪ The rules were strictly enforced. ▪ consistently …
7Berlin Blockade — Operation Vittles redirects here. For the 1948 documentary film, see Operation Vittles (film). Berliners watching a C 54 land at Tempelhof Airport (1948) …
8Operation Maritime Guard — Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia The USS Theodore Roosevelt, which partic …
9History of the Royal Navy — Naval Service of the British Armed Forces …
10Action of 16 May 1802 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Action of 16 May 1802 partof=First Barbary War date=May 16, 1802 place=Tripoli (present day Libya) result=Indecisive combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Captain Daniel McNeill commander2=unknown strength1=USS… …
