Blockaded
[blɔ'keɪdid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Blockade
Editor: Tod
Examples
- Key West and Pensacola were also in our possession, while all the important ports were blockaded by the navy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the 18th of June 1812 the Orders in Council were repealed, and the blockaded ports thrown open. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The Romans blockaded, cut up convoys, attacked stragglers, and ran away whenever Hannibal appeared. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- By all means, if we are not blockaded in the mean time; but if we are, you will have to stay here. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Thereafter Hannibal was blockaded into Calabria, the heel of Italy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Tod