Blockade
Blockade noun - The cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies.
Start
Start noun - The point at which something begins.
How words are described
| complete | complete blockade | complete start |
| initial | initial blockade | initial start |
| true | true blockade | true start |
| massive | massive blockade | massive start |
| Other adjectives: loose, main, literal. | ||
Common collocations
| way | blockade way | start way |
Both words in one sentence
- As a priority, they evacuate Umbrella VIPs when the zombies reach the blockade, then start shooting everything in sight.
- When the Jedi and Republic were unable to break the Mandalorian blockade of the Hydian Way, a group of smugglers, sensing the opportunity for profit, came together to start running supplies through it to the increasingly desperate Coruscant.
Source: Running the Blockade
Cite this Source
Start and Blockade. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blockade/start
Blockade & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blockade/start>.
Start or Blockade. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blockade/start.
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