USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A blockade is a military operation that blocks all maritime movement to or from a port or coast. Blockades may also be aerial. A military operation carried out on land that isolates or encircles an area is called a siege.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. : the isolation by a warring nation of an enemy area (such as a harbor) by troops or warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies. broadly : a restrictive measure designed to obstruct the commerce and communications of an unfriendly nation. : something that blocks. 3.

Detailed explanation-3: -A blockade is the act of actively preventing a country or region from receiving or sending out food, supplies, weapons, or communications, and sometimes people, by military force. A blockade differs from an embargo or sanction, which are legal barriers to trade rather than physical barriers.