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Blockade Blockade Block*ade", n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See Block, v. t.
]
1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the
purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception
of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
Note: Blockade is now usually applied to an investment with
ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment
by land forces. To constitute a blockade, the investing
power must be able to apply its force to every point of
practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to
attempt to enter; and there is no blockade of that port
where its force can not be brought to bear. --Kent.
2. An obstruction to passage.
To raise a blockade. See under Raise.
Blockade Blockade Block*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blockaded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blockading.]
1. To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with
troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing
ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See
note under Blockade, n. ``Blockaded the place by sea.'
--Gilpin.
2. Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.
Till storm and driving ice blockade him there.
--Wordsworth.
3. To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
Huge bales of British cloth blockade the door.
--Pope.
Blockaded Blockade Block*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blockaded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blockading.]
1. To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with
troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing
ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See
note under Blockade, n. ``Blockaded the place by sea.'
--Gilpin.
2. Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.
Till storm and driving ice blockade him there.
--Wordsworth.
3. To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
Huge bales of British cloth blockade the door.
--Pope.
Blockader Blockader Block*ad"er, n.
1. One who blockades.
2. (Naut.) A vessel employed in blockading.
Paper blockade Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination,
having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper
cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or
paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker;
paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight,
or paperweight, etc.
Business paper, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in
payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to
accommodation paper.
Fly paper, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used
for catching flies.
Laid paper. See under Laid.
Paper birch (Bot.), the canoe birch tree (Betula
papyracea).
Paper blockade, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval
force.
Paper boat (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper.
Paper car wheel (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel
tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between
two plate-iron disks. --Forney.
Paper credit, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such
as promissory notes, duebills, etc.
Paper hanger, one who covers walls with paper hangings.
Paper hangings, paper printed with colored figures, or
otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against
the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper.
Paper house, an audience composed of people who have come
in on free passes. [Cant]
Paper money, notes or bills, usually issued by government
or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money,
and circulated as the representative of coin.
Paper mulberry. (Bot.) See under Mulberry.
Paper muslin, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc.
Paper nautilus. (Zo["o]l.) See Argonauta.
Paper reed (Bot.), the papyrus.
Paper sailor. (Zo["o]l.) See Argonauta.
Paper stainer, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De
Colange.
Paper wasp (Zo["o]l.), any wasp which makes a nest of
paperlike material, as the yellow jacket.
Paper weight, any object used as a weight to prevent loose
papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise.
Parchment paper. See Papyrine.
Tissue paper, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to
protect engravings in books.
Wall paper. Same as Paper hangings, above.
Waste paper, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless,
except for uses of little account.
Wove paper, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not
ribbed or watermarked.
To raise a blockade Note: In some parts of the United States, notably in the
Southern States, raise in also commonly applied to the
rearing or bringing up of children.
I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the
mountains of the North. --Paulding.
(d) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise,
come forth, or appear; -- often with up.
I will raise them up a prophet from among their
brethren, like unto thee. --Deut. xviii.
18.
God vouchsafes to raise another world From him
[Noah], and all his anger to forget. --Milton.
(e) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start;
to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
Thou shalt not raise a false report. --Ex.
xxiii. 1.
(f) To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.
--Dryden.
(g) To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as,
to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
4. To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make
light and spongy, as bread.
Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.
--Spectator.
5. (Naut.)
(a) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher
by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook
light.
(b) To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets,
i. e., Let go tacks and sheets.
6. (Law) To create or constitute; as, to raise a use that is,
to create it. --Burrill.
To raise a blockade (Mil.), to remove or break up a
blockade, either by withdrawing the ships or forces
employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or
dispersing them.
To raise a check, note, bill of exchange, etc., to
increase fraudulently its nominal value by changing the
writing, figures, or printing in which the sum payable is
specified.
To raise a blockade Blockade Block*ade", n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See Block, v. t.
]
1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the
purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception
of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
Note: Blockade is now usually applied to an investment with
ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment
by land forces. To constitute a blockade, the investing
power must be able to apply its force to every point of
practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to
attempt to enter; and there is no blockade of that port
where its force can not be brought to bear. --Kent.
2. An obstruction to passage.
To raise a blockade. See under Raise.
