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blockade
English
Etymology
From block +? -ade.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bl??ke?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bl??ke?d/
- Rhymes: -e?d
Noun
blockade (plural blockades)
- The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
- (by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
- (nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
- (chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
Translations
Verb
blockade (third-person singular simple present blockades, present participle blockading, simple past and past participle blockaded)
- (transitive) To create a blockade against.
Translations
Anagrams
- dockable
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invasion
English
Etymology
From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin inv?si?nem, accusative of inv?si?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?ve???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
invasion (countable and uncountable, plural invasions)
- A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
- The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
- an invasion of mobile phones
- an invasion of bees
- an invasion of foreign tourists
- (medicine) The spread of cancer cells, bacteries and such to the organism.
- (surgery) The breaching of the skin barrier.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin inv?si?nem, nominative of inv?si?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.va.zj??/
Noun
invasion f (plural invasions)
- invasion
Related terms
- envahir
Further reading
- “invasion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- innovais, visionna
Middle French
Noun
invasion f (plural invasions)
- invasion
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin inv?si?.
Pronunciation
Noun
invasion f (plural invasions)
- invasion
Swedish
Noun
invasion c
- invasion
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