different between blockade vs restriction

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)

1. The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
2. (by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
3. (nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
4. (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)

1. (transitive) To create a blockade against.

Translations

Anagrams

• dockable

English

Etymology

From Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restricti?, from Latin restring?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???st??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n
• Hyphenation: re?stric?tion

Noun

restriction (countable and uncountable, plural restrictions)

1. The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
2. A regulation or limitation that restricts.
3. (biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.

Usage notes

• It is often used with the preposition "on", i.e., "restriction on something".

Derived terms

• restriction enzyme
• width restriction

Related terms

• restrict
• restrain
• restraint
• constriction

Translations

Anagrams

• tortricines

French

Etymology

From Middle French restriction, from Old French restriction, borrowed from Late Latin restrictio, restrictionem, from Latin restringo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.t?ik.sj??/

Noun

restriction f (plural restrictions)

1. restriction (limitation; constraint)

Related terms

• restreindre
• restreint

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin restrictio, restrictionem, from Latin restringo.

Noun

restriction f (oblique plural restrictions, nominative singular restriction, nominative plural restrictions)

1. restriction (limitation; constraint)

Related terms

• restreindre

Descendants

• English: restriction
• French: restriction

References

• restriction on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub