Blocking
Dam
Dam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In The Angry Beavers episode "Salmon Sez", the Beavers' dam is blocking a group of salmon from migrating, thus preventing them from spawning.
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He wants to find Seth and confront him on how a S.I.N has built a dam far upstream blocking a river that provides water (and trade, fishing, etc.) to his village.
Source: Healthcare Motivation -
In addition, the first game often had locked doors blocking your way - you had to destroy or find alternate routes which deviate into God-knows-where (such as abandoned areas of the facility or the other side of that dam).
Source: Video Game / Half-Life
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