Blockade vs Ditch - What's the difference?

Blockade is a related term of ditch.

is that blockade is blockade while ditch is or ditch can be a trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

or ditch can be to discard or abandon.

(wikipedia blockade)

(en noun)

The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.

By extension, any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.

(nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.

(chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it

To create a blockade against.

From earlier deche, from (etyl) dechen, from (etyl) .

(es)

(en-noun)

From (etyl) dich, from (etyl) .

(es)

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.

* ditchdigger * ditch weed * ditcher * ox is in the ditch

To discard or abandon.

Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.

To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea.

When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch ; their last location was just south of the Azores.

To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.

To dig ditches.

Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching .

To dig ditches around.

The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.

To throw into a ditch.

The engine was ditched and turned on its side.

* abandon * discard * dump * jettison * lose * shed * See also