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NAVAL BLOCKADE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("naval blockade" is a kind of...):
blockade; encirclement (a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy)