How to Pronounce "blockaded"
word
ˌbɫɑˈkeɪdɪd
blaw-KAY-did
blɒkˈeɪdɪd
blok-AY-did
Definition
Stopped from entering or leaving a place, usually by force, such as military ships or barriers blocking a port, road, or city.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌbɫɑˈkeɪdɪd
British English
blɒkˈeɪdɪd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
blaw-KAY-did
UK
blok-AY-did
Listen in Context
The road was blockaded by large trucks.
The port was blockaded during the war.
Supplies could not reach the blockaded city.
Protesters blockaded the building to make their voices heard.