government embargo
1embargo — em·bar·go 1 /im bär gō, em / n pl goes [Spanish, from embargar to bar] 1: an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports 2: a legal prohibition on commerce an embargo on arms shipments 3: an order by a… …
2Embargo — Em*bar go, n.; pl. {Embargoes}. [Sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to F. barre bar. See {Bar}.] An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the …
3Government Aircraft Factories — (GAF) was the name of an aircraft manufacturer owned by the Government of Australia based at Fishermans Bend, a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria. It had its origins in the lead up to World War II, during which it was known as the Department of… …
4embargo — [em bär′gō, imbär′gō] n. pl. embargoes [Sp < embargar < VL * imbarricare < L in , in, on + ML barra, BAR1] 1. a government order prohibiting the entry or departure of commercial ships at its ports, esp. as a war measure 2. any… …
5Embargo Act of 1807 — Origins of the War of 1812 Chesapeake–Leopard Affair Orders in Council (1807) Embargo Act of 1807 Non Intercourse Act (1809) Macon s Bill Number 2 Tecumseh s War …
6embargo — /em bahr goh/, n., pl. embargoes, v., embargoed, embargoing. n. 1. an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports. 2. an injunction from a government commerce agency to refuse freight for shipment, as …
7embargo — 01. On October 19, 1960, the U.S. imposed a partial economic [embargo] on Cuba that excluded food and medicine. 02. When the Americans placed a tariff on Russian steel coming into the U.S., the Russians retaliated by placing an [embargo] on… …
8Embargo der Vereinigten Staaten gegen Kuba — Das Embargo der Vereinigten Staaten gegen Kuba (in Kuba als el bloqueo – span. für die Blockade – bezeichnet) ist ein Handels , Wirtschafts und Finanzembargo, das am 7. Februar 1962 gegen die Regierung Fidel Castros verhängt wurde. Es trat in… …
9embargo — ▪ I. embargo em‧bar‧go 1 [ɪmˈbɑːgəʊ ǁ ˈbɑːrgoʊ] noun embargoes PLURALFORM [countable] 1. ECONOMICS an official order stopping trade with a country. Governments and organizations put embargoes on countries with which they have a political… …
10embargo — /ɪm bɑ:gəυ/ noun 1. a government order which stops a type of trade ♦ to lay or put an embargo on trade with a country to say that trade with a country must not take place ● The government has put an embargo on the export of computer equipment. ♦… …
