blocus
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
blocusfrom Middle Dutch blochuus (fort), in modern Dutch blokhuis ('small fort, log cabin'), itself see blok, meaning1=block, huis and meaning2=house. see blockhaus of the same formation. It evolved from the meaning of 'a small fort built by besiegers to cut off communications of an invested place' to that of 'siege of a city' then 'action of blocking'.
Definitions
- militaire
- économie
Translations
german:Blockade
english:study leave
korean:봉쇄
spanish:bloqueo
hebrew:הסגר
italian:blocco
japanese:封鎖
dutch:blok
polish:blokada
portuguese:bloqueio
russian:военная блокада
swedish:blockad
turkish:abluka
ukrainian:воєнна блокада