port blockade
Ships denied entry
A port blockade is the military or naval obstruction of a harbor or port to prevent ships from entering or leaving.
Blockading forces intercept vessels carrying goods, supplies, or reinforcements: The port blockade slowly starved the city of food and fuel.
Port blockades are acts of war or tools of economic pressure, cutting off an enemy's trade and supply lines.
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- navalOf maritime warfare
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
economic warfare · warships · shipping · sea lanes · maritime · quarantine · contraband · coastline · supply lines · supplies · starvation · gunboats · merchant ships · smuggling · coastal waters · trade · tonnage · anchorage
port blockadeopen port
Unrestricted maritime entry point
free port · free trade zone · freedom of navigation · open waters · free passage
port blockadenaval escort
Warship guarding other vessels
harbor patrol · amphibious landing · ground assault · aerial bombardment
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