counterblockade
noun
coun·ter·block·ade ˌkau̇n-tər-blä-ˈkād 
variants or counter-blockade
plural counterblockades or counter-blockades
: an action undertaken to break through or subvert a blockade
The German counterblockade, by mine and submarine, was very costly to Britain, despite her naval strength.
David Thomson
David Thomson
Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
counterblockades
noun
variants or counter-blockades
as in segregations
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- segregations
- insulations
- sequestrations
- seclusions
- isolations
- quarantines
- beleaguerments
- blockades
- encompassments
- investments
- confinements
- leaguers
- encirclements
- sieges
- containments
- internments
- incarcerations