NAVAL BLOCKADE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does naval blockade mean? 

• NAVAL BLOCKADE (noun)
  The noun NAVAL BLOCKADE has 1 sense:

1. the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power

  Familiarity information: NAVAL BLOCKADE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAVAL BLOCKADE (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)