Answer: blockade

AnswerCrossword Clue
BLOCKADEMilitary embargo
BLOCKADEReason for the airlift.
BLOCKADEStrategic barrier
BLOCKADEIt may get a runaround
BLOCKADESea wall?
BLOCKADESupply line cutter
BLOCKADENaval tactic
blockadeAnything that prevents access or progress
blockadeto block with troops or ships
blockadeAn act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
blockadeAn obstruction of a physiological or mental function, esp. of a biochemical receptor