The word 'blockades' is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used as a noun to refer to the act of blocking or obstructing something, usually a pathway or access route. Here are a few examples of how the word 'blockades' can be used: 1. The army set up blockades on all the roads leading into the city to prevent the rebels from entering. 2. The citizens protested the government's decision to impose a blockade on essential supplies. 3. The college students organized a peaceful protest against the blockade of their campus by police. 4. During the war, enemy ships laid blockades to prevent vital supplies from reaching our shores. 5. The company faced financial difficulties due to the ongoing trade blockades imposed by neighboring countries. 6. The labor union decided to lift their blockade of the factory entrance after successfully negotiating better working conditions for their members.
It was met by coordinated defiance, seen in dozens of burning blockades set up around Jalisco, as well as in some neighbouring states.
A navy spokesman confirmed the protests, which led to 180 days of demonstrations and blockades, had disrupted the base's non-military work but said naval operations were unhindered.
Both Syrian forces and rebels use blockades to pressure their foes to surrender, often causing widespread suffering of civilians.
And, with the fear of prolonged blockades prompting many people to rush to take their money out of banks, the authorities have had to impose restrictions on withdrawals to avert a collapse of the financial system.The Supreme Court's decision means that Mr Yushchenko's supporters are close to achieving their dream of repeating last year's "rose revolution" in Georgia.
Meanwhile, farmers and truckers in Colombia set up blockades to protest against free-trade agreements with America and the European Union.
But massive protests and blockades in Kiev and other cities forced them to make a partial retreat: they said late last week that they would accept a fresh election but it would have to be re-done from scratch.
To end the street blockades in El Alto which cut off the airport the government made a different concession: it said that it would scrap an unpopular contract under which a French group supplies water to the city.
The opposition's blockades, the pro-Moscow camp's talk of separatism and both sides' intransigence have threatened to turn Ukraine's political crisis into a financial meltdown.
Your reviewer had to dodge blockades and angry crowds of Han Chinese protesters to reach the neighbourhood in the south of the city where the Turkic-speaking Muslim Uighurs live.
After weeks of road blockades and boisterous protests the president, Carlos Mesa, had resigned, opening the way for the president of the Senate, Hormando Vaca Díez, a hate figure for the agitators, to succeed him.
But he may not be legally allowed to run again.Mr Morales has called for temporary suspension of the blockades (until the Senate convenes to consider the hydrocarbons law).
