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• block|ade-run|ner — «blo KAYD RUHN uhr», noun. 1. a ship that tries to make a run into or out of a port that is being blockaded. 2. the owner, captain, or one of the crew of such a vessel …   Useful english dictionary

• ade — ade·cid·u·ate; ade·lan·ta·do; ade·lea; ade·lia; ade·lo·chor·da; ade·lo·co·don·ic; ade·lo·mor·phic; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ade·na; car·ron·ade; cot·ton·ade; dec·ade; gin·ger·ade; har·le·quin·ade; har·que·bus·ade; lem·on·ade; lime·ade; mes·ade·nia;… …   English syllables

• block — block·ad·er; block·ad·ing; block·age; block; block·er; block·flö·te; block·head·ism; block·i·ly; block·ish; block·man; block·ship; de·block; su·per·block; un·block; block·bust·ing; block·ade; chock·a·block; block·head·ed·ly; block·head·ed·ness;… …   English syllables

• Ade Schwammel — NFL player Name=Ade Schwammel Color=blue fontcolor=yellow DateOfBirth= October 14 1908 Birthplace= Los Angeles, California DateOfDeath= November 18 1979 Deathplace= Honolulu, Hawaii Height ft=6 Height in=2 Weight lbs=225 Position=tackle… …   Wikipedia

• blockade — block·ade …   English syllables

• blockade — block|ade1 [ bla keıd ] noun count an official action that is intended to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another: lift a blockade (=end a blockade): The blockade of the harbor will be lifted at midnight. impose a blockade ( …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• blockade — block•ade [[t]blɒˈkeɪd[/t]] n. v. ad•ed, ad•ing 1) mil the closing off of a port, city, etc., by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit 2) any obstruction of passage or progress 3) pat interruption or inhibition of a normal… …   From formal English to slang

• blockade — 1. Intravenous injection of large amounts of colloidal dyes or other substances in order to block reticuloendothelial cells ( e.g., phagocytosis is temporarily prevented). 2. Receptor b., blocking the effect of a …   Medical dictionary

• Blockade — Block*ade , n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See {Block}, v. t. ] 1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To raise a blockade — Blockade Block*ade , n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See {Block}, v. t. ] 1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English