Blockade and Raid

Blockade

Blockade verb - To disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point.

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Raid and blockade are semantically related In some cases you can use "Raid" instead a verb "Blockade".

Raid verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.

Usage example: a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens

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Blockade and raid are semantically related in attack topic. Sometimes you can use "Blockade" instead a verb "Raid".

Nearby Words: raided, raider, raiding

allied	allied blockade	allied raid
complete	complete blockade	complete raid
initial	initial blockade	initial raid
entire	entire blockade	entire raid
Other adjectives: massive, military, imperial, confederate, occasional, soviet, unprovoked.

The game tries to discourage you from colonizing too fast by having Space Pirates appear to blockade and raid undefended systems, but past a certain point in the tech race you'll have powerful enough weapons that even a puny task force can keep them off your backs.

Source: Unstable Equilibrium
The game tries to discourage you from colonizing too fast by having pirates appear to blockade and raid undefended systems, but past a certain point in the tech race you'll have powerful enough weapons that even a puny task force can keep them off your backs.

Source: Video Game / Star Ruler

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