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encirclement vs military blockade

military blockade vs encirclement

encirclement and military blockade both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
encirclement Yes No No No
military blockade Yes No No No
As nouns, military blockade is a hyponym of encirclement; that is, military blockade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than encirclement:
  • encirclement: a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
  • military blockade: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Other hyponyms of encirclement include naval blockade, beleaguering, besieging, siege.
encirclement (noun) military blockade (noun)
a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Difference between encirclement and military blockade

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