military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"

naval blockade - the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power

beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"