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What is the noun for blockading?

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blockade
  1. The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
  2. (by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
  3. (nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
  4. (chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
  5. Synonyms:
      6. barrier, obstruction, barricade, block, bar, blockage, stoppage, restriction, cordon, closure, roadblock, stop, line of defense, blank wall, wall, obstacle, fence, hurdle, railing, hedge, clog, occlusion, stopping up, jump, hedgerow, rail, sentry post, boundary, pale, stockade, bulwark, rampart, palisade, fortification, fencing, enclosure, limit, blocking object, bottleneck, blocking, congestion, line, partition, divider, border, iron curtain, curtain, impediment, hindrance, restraint … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “By May 12, 1898, Dewey and his ships were maintaining a strict blockade around the city.”
      “We began the work of building a blockade that extended across its entrance behind the falls.”
      “The Chechens attempted to break the blockade of the village by attacking the paratroop battalion.”
blockader
  1. A person who blockades
  2. A ship used in blockading
  3. Synonyms:
      4. picket, demonstrator, protester, picketer, striker, objector, boycotter, strike picket, flying picket
blockaders
  1. plural of blockader
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pickets, demonstrators, protesters, picketers, strikers, objectors, boycotters, flying pickets
  3. Examples:
      4. “The main streets were shut by successive waves of blockaders who used everything from burning bales of hay to chains.”
      “As you can hear from this home video, the police arrived and tried to reason with the blockaders.”
      “Road blockades, and the use of police and military force against the blockaders, could resume if a permanent agreement is not reached.”
blockades
  1. plural of blockade
  2. Synonyms:
      3. barriers, obstructions, barricades, blocks, bar, blockages, stoppages, restriction, cordons, closures, roadblocks, stops, obstacles, walls, fences, hurdles, hedges, railings, clogs, occlusions, sentry posts, jumps, rails, hedgerows, bottlenecks, blocking, congestion, borders, curtains, dividers, partition, lines, iron curtains, impediments, hindrances, restraint, curbs, checks, inhibition, prevention, fetters, deterrents, catch, delays, drawbacks, stumbling blocks, snags, cramps, limitation, setbacks … more
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