单词 | blockaded |
释义 | blockadedadj. Surrounded by or subject to a blockade; obstructed, purposefully blocked. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [adjective] > besieged or blockaded assieged1383 besiegedc1440 ysegede?a1475 sieged1567 invested1582 beleaguered1644 leaguered1720 blockaded1747 1747 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 21/1 The Piedmontese..rescued the blockaded citadel of Alexandria. 1778 A. Whipple Let. 31 May in B. Franklin Papers (1987) XXVI. 557 Having lain in a Blockaded Port upwards of Sixteen Months, it was almost impossible to Man our Ship. 1846 T. Arnold Hist. Rome II. xxviii. 114 (note) A besieged or blockaded army. 1872 Amer. Railroad Jrnl. 16 Nov. 1477/2 For several years past the eastern outlets for produce at this point have become blockaded. 1940 Nevada State Jrnl. 29 Nov. 4/6 Admiral Robert, a Petainist, and his government's naval commander in the blockaded harbor of Fort-de-France. 1966 Biddeford-Saco (Maine) Jrnl. 11 Jan. 2/4 (headline) Beach Council will discuss blockaded road. 2012 Bismark (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 29 Feb. a6 Syria is a blockaded country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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