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Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
The Waldo Block, located in downtown Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building's ground floor houses Mama
Waldo_Block
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Waldo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Waldo may refer to: Waldo (given name), a list of people and fictional characters Waldo (surname), a
Waldo
Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Mia Trattoria is an Italian restaurant housed in Portland, Oregon's Waldo Block, in the United States. Lisa Schroeder opened the restaurant in 2004,
Mama_Mia_Trattoria
American actor (1928–1972)
Bonanza. Blocker was born on December 10, 1928, in De Kalb, Texas to Ora "Shack" Blocker and Mary Arizona (Davis) Blocker. As a boy, Blocker attended
Dan_Blocker
Highway grade between the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin City, California
The Waldo Grade is a highway grade between the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin City along U.S. Route 101 and State Route 1. It is defined as the stretch
Waldo_Grade
Commercial building in Manhattan, New York
The Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo House (also 867 Madison Avenue and the Rhinelander Mansion) is a French Renaissance Revival mansion at the southeastern
Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo House
Gertrude_Rhinelander_Waldo_House
Historic district in Hudson County, New Jersey, US
investment in the district favors high rise development. These factors led to WALDO (Work And Live District Overlay) being removed from the zoning ordinance
Powerhouse_Arts_District
Waldo Block
National Register of Historic Places listings in South and Southwest Portland, Oregon
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_South_and_Southwest_Portland,_Oregon
American animated children's television series
Where's Waldo? (known outside North America as Where's Wally?) is an American animated children's television series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television
Where's Waldo? (2019 TV series)
Where's_Waldo?_(2019_TV_series)
Hotel in West Virginia, United States
The Waldo Hotel in Clarksburg, West Virginia was built between 1901 and 1904 by real estate developer, U.S. Senator, Congressman, judge, lawyer, and Republican
Waldo_Hotel
Town in Maine, United States
Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,938. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag
Belfast,_Maine
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Corinthian order, which are topped by urns. The main block of the house was built about 1825 by George A. Waldo, who was apparently in the shoemaking business
George_A._Waldo_House
Country primarily in North America
Poe, who took American poetry and short fiction in new directions. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Margaret Fuller pioneered the influential Transcendentalism
United_States
English singer
Rainbow. In 1983, he co-founded Alcatrazz, with Gary Shea (bass), and Jimmy Waldo (keyboards) of the band New England, former Alice Cooper drummer Jan Uvena
Graham_Bonnet
American serial killer (1946–2023)
Waldo Grant (November 3, 1946 – June 6, 2023) was an American serial killer who murdered four young men in New York City between September 1973 and December
Waldo_Grant
American novelist, historian, political activist and literary critic (1889–1967)
Waldo David Frank (August 25, 1889 – January 9, 1967) was an American novelist, historian, political activist, and literary critic, who wrote extensively
Waldo_Frank
Ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East
'reason of state'". Deutsche Welle. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024. Waldo, Cleary; Epstein, Gabriel; Hilbush, Sydney (11 October 2023). "International
Gaza_war
Pearson B&W 10m July 25, 1938 Tiny Water Animals (ERPI); narrator: Roy Waldo Miner B&W 10m October 1, 1931 Tippy, the Town Dog Paul Burnford color 10m
List of Encyclopædia Britannica Films titles
List_of_Encyclopædia_Britannica_Films_titles
United States historic place
The Hayford Block is a historic commercial building at 47 Church Street in downtown Belfast, Maine. Built in 1866 and enlarged in 1869, it was the first
Hayford_Block
and Cultural Success. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-177889-6. Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6. Hall
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
Family of computer science techniques
doing updates in-place is that it reduces the need to modify indexes and block lists. Modern file systems typically use a variant of WAL for at least file
Write-ahead_logging
Episode of Black Mirror
which referred to previous episodes. References are made to "The Waldo Moment", where Waldo is a character on a fictional comedy programme that is shown in
White Christmas (Black Mirror)
White_Christmas_(Black_Mirror)
American costumes and accessories company
Where's Waldo. In 2016, the company announced "Bricky Blocks", accessories that could be customized with LEGOs or other brick-building systems. The Waldo Waldo
Elope,_Inc.
Proving validity without revealing other data
zero-knowledge proof is the "Where's Waldo" example. In this example, the prover has a page from a Where's Waldo? children's book, which shows many hundreds
Zero-knowledge_proof
Seattle Neighborhood in King, Washington, United States
Maple Leaf covered at least 50 properties. In 1924, William Earl Waldo created the Waldo Sanitarium next to the Maple Leaf Reservoir. It was founded as
Maple_Leaf,_Seattle
Country in Southern and Western Europe
(Oxford, U.K.), BAR International Series 2798. ISBN 978-1-4073-1519-5. Frank, Waldo D. Virgin Spain: Scenes from the Spiritual Drama of a Great People NYC:
Spain
2023 armed incursions and massacres in Israel
' Hundreds of Legal Experts Say". Haaretz. Retrieved December 7, 2023. Waldo, Cleary; Epstein, Gabriel; Hilbush, Sydney (October 11, 2023). "International
October_7_attacks
American rapper (born 1999)
in". Genius. February 9, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2026. "Skrilla's single Waldo". Genius. October 30, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2026. "Skrilla's single Geeked
Skrilla
FX/Hulu series (2022–2026)
district of the city. Evie decided to refer to Frank, now her stepfather, as Waldo. Frank is played by Josh Hartnett. Harnett has received positive reviews
Characters of The Bear (TV series)
Characters_of_The_Bear_(TV_series)
2016–17 Philippine television drama series
night Waldo accidentally kills a man who'd attempted to rape Aryann. Waldo was convicted and was sent to prison. Feeling responsible for Waldo's misfortune
Magpahanggang_Wakas
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
Presidents: A Reference History (7th ed.). Macmillan. ISBN 9780684805511. Braden, Waldo (1993). Abraham Lincoln: Public Speaker. Louisiana State University Press
Abraham_Lincoln
American speculative fiction writer (1918–1985)
Theodore Sturgeon (/ˈstɜːrdʒən/; born Edward Hamilton Waldo, February 26, 1918 – May 8, 1985) was an American author of primarily fantasy, science fiction
Theodore_Sturgeon
Town in Maine, United States
Winterport is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,817 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the
Winterport,_Maine
King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
crowds greeted Edward everywhere. He met Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Prayers for the royal family were
Edward_VII
fires von Zell. Note: This episode's Vaudeville Afterpiece is titled "Uncle Waldo in the Foreign Legion." 223 11 "The Girl Behind the Perfume Counter" Rod
List of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show episodes
List_of_The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show_episodes
President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
in 1965. To overcome a childhood stutter, he memorized lines from Ralph Waldo Emerson and William Butler Yeats. Biden married Neilia Hunter, a student
Joe_Biden
American painter and art professor
Denman Waldo Ross (January 10, 1853 – September 12, 1935) was an American painter, art collector, and scholar of art history and theory. He was a lecturer
Denman_Ross
naturalist and evolutionary (19 April 1882) "O, that beautiful boy!" — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American author, philosopher and transcendentalist (27 April 1882)
List of last words (19th century)
List_of_last_words_(19th_century)
Done?) 1990 63rd 0 1 The Field 1990 63rd 0 1 The Nasty Girl 1990 63rd 0 1 Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey 1990 63rd 0 1 Wild at Heart 1990 63rd 0 1
List of Academy Award–nominated films
List_of_Academy_Award–nominated_films
in Waldo County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Waldo County
National Register of Historic Places listings in Waldo County, Maine
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Waldo_County,_Maine
1960 western novel by John Williams
life with respect to nature, specifically through the influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Butcher's Crossing is the second novel by John Williams, preceded
Butcher's_Crossing
Lambie, Ryan (26 February 2013). "Black Mirror series 2 episode 3: The Waldo Moment spoiler-filled review". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on
List_of_Black_Mirror_episodes
Christmas and a Nappie New Year" (1990) Police Woman "Merry Christmas, Waldo" (1977) Prodigal Son "Silent Night" (2019) Profiler "Old Acquaintance" (1997)
List of United States Christmas television episodes
List_of_United_States_Christmas_television_episodes
American politician (1857–1927)
Henry Waldo Coe (November 4, 1857 – February 15, 1927) was a United States frontier physician and politician. Coe was born in Waupun, Wisconsin, to Samuel
Henry_Waldo_Coe
2026 shooting by a US immigration agent
Johnson, Brian (January 8, 2026). "Kansas City Neighbors React After Former Waldo Resident Killed in Minneapolis ICE Shooting". KMBC. Archived from the original
Killing_of_Renée_Good
United States historic place
The Block House, also known as Building 9 and the Governors Island Post Hospital, is a brick building in the Nolan Park area of Governors Island in New
Block House (Governors Island)
Block_House_(Governors_Island)
Name list
hockey player Daniel Waldenström, Swedish economist and historian Daniel Waldo, multiple people Daniel Waldron (1775–1821), American merchant Daniel Waley
List of people with given name Daniel
List_of_people_with_given_name_Daniel
Price (2005) Walden (1968) The Waldheim Waltz (2018) Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990) Waldo's Last Stand (1940) Walesa: Man of Hope (2013) The
List_of_films:_U–W
American actor and director (1936–2025)
(1973), The Great Gatsby (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), All the President's Men (1976), The Electric Horseman (1979)
Robert_Redford
Privately owned mansion in Newport, Rhode Island
"Burnham-by-the-Sea". The house was owned and the summer school run by Mr. and Mrs. George Waldo Emerson. During the academic year, Mrs. Emerson was a headmistress for the
Seaview_Terrace
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
Subway stations are 34th Street–Herald Square, one block west, and 33rd Street at Park Avenue, two blocks east; there is also a PATH station at 33rd Street
Empire_State_Building
American singer (born 1971)
main song "You and Me". Some controversy resulted from the fact that Janet Waldo, who had voiced the character in all previous Jetsons material, had all
Tiffany_Darwish
House in Manhattan, New York
town house at 9 East 71st Street, on the north side in the middle of the block just east of Fifth Avenue, in the Upper East Side neighborhood of the borough
Herbert_N._Straus_House
Colossal sculpture in New York Harbor
poured concrete walls, up to 20 feet (6.1 m) thick, faced with granite blocks. This Stony Creek granite came from the Beattie Quarry in Branford, Connecticut
Statue_of_Liberty
Marvel Productions Saban Entertainment TV-Y7 Traditional New Kids on the Block Comedy 1 season, 15 episodes September 8, 1990 – December 14, 1990 ABC DIC
List of children's animated television series of the 1990s
List_of_children's_animated_television_series_of_the_1990s
Avenue and neighborhood in Manhattan, New York
Pelhamin 1928 is also a notable building from that era. In 1928, a one-block section of Sutton Place north of 59th Street, and all of Avenue A north
Sutton_Place,_Manhattan
Forced relocation and ethnic cleansing of the southeastern Native American tribes
claims against the state of Georgia. Author and political activist Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote an account of Cherokee assimilation into the American culture
Trail_of_Tears
Defunct American children's television channel (2005–2025)
series, such as American Ninja Warrior Junior, Super Wings and Where's Waldo?, moved to NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock. The network's branding
Universal_Kids
Rear Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II
Ralph Waldo Christie (30 August 1893 – 19 December 1987) was an admiral in the United States Navy who played a pivotal role in the development of torpedo
Ralph_Waldo_Christie
2012 mass shooting in Connecticut, US
submissions, the commission chose a design created by Dan Affleck and Ben Waldo of SWA Group. $3.7 million to construct the memorial was narrowly approved
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
American actress (born 1966)
Winners Announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved May 5, 2026. Culwell-Block, Logan (May 5, 2026). "Tony Nominations 2026, Read the Complete List; The
Rachel_Dratch
Canadian and American actress and activist (1948–2018)
(1975), and the drama films A Quiet Day in Belfast (1974) and The Great Waldo Pepper (1975). Kidder's international breakthrough came with playing Lois
Margot_Kidder
1981 film by Miloš Forman
Coalhouse. Waldo is disgusted by Conklin's bigotry but cannot submit to terrorist demands and has him arrested. Coalhouse agrees to surrender if Waldo permits
Ragtime_(film)
American comedian, actor and writer (b. 1977)
City Greens Russell Remington, Brett Recurring voice role 2020 Where's Waldo Oliver Voice; episode: "Trolling Through Iceland" 2021–24 Star Trek: Lower
Colton_Dunn
1854 book by Henry David Thoreau
built near Walden Pond amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau makes precise scientific observations
Walden
American lynching victim (1941–1955)
Smithsonian. Retrieved October 20, 2020. White, Deborah Gray; Bay, Mia; Martin, Waldo E. Jr. (2013). Freedom on My Mind: A History of African Americans, with
Emmett_Till
1945 political allegorical novella by George Orwell
party anyway, and because the Communist Party sees being too aggressive in blocking cultural products as a liability. The authors stated: "It was – and remains –
Animal_Farm
Uruguayan footballer (born 1987)
sent a free-kick into the box, and Suárez blocked Stephen Appiah's shot on the goal line. He then blocked Dominic Adiyiah's goal bound header with his
Luis_Suárez
Species of plant
English translation in 1869, prefaced with a quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson: There is a flower known to botanists, one of the same genus with
Edelweiss
Country house in Oxfordshire, England
hectares), this is also a necessity. The plan of the palace's principal block (or corps de logis) is a rectangle (see plan) pierced by two courtyards;
Blenheim_Palace
Kids and its preschool brand Sprout in the United States. The programming blocks below were all shown under the Sprout banner. Moved to Peacock to continue
List of programs broadcast by Universal Kids
List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Universal_Kids
American abolitionist (1800–1859)
2025) toward the cause. In Boston, he met Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Even with the Secret Six and other contributors, Brown had not
John_Brown_(abolitionist)
English author and journalist (1903–1950)
intellectuals to justify them. Other writers Orwell admired included Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Gissing, Graham Greene, Herman Melville, Henry Miller, Tobias
George_Orwell
Season of television series
a member of the Southside Serpents who is now in juvie. Peter Bryant as Waldo Weatherbee, the principal of Riverdale High who is also interested in the
Riverdale_season_3
Unreleased October 13, 2009 November 25, 2009 November 27, 2009 Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey Ludia Ubisoft 2009-09-22NA Unreleased September 22
List_of_Wii_games
1940 film by George Cukor
friend. Written for the screen by Donald Ogden Stewart and an uncredited Waldo Salt, it is considered among the best examples of a comedy of remarriage
The_Philadelphia_Story_(film)
Stars: Scatman Crothers as Virgil "Scattergun" Gibson, Graham Jarvis as Waldo Linden, Vicki Lawrence as Robin Brandt, Dick Van Patten as Congressman John
List of The Love Boat episodes
List_of_The_Love_Boat_episodes
1939 film by Victor Fleming
Angeles Times. October 22, 1990. Retrieved January 18, 2026. Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 47, 356–363. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6
Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
United States historic place
States. Built in 1905 out of granite probably quarried at the nearby Mount Waldo Granite Works to provide power to local mills, it served for many years
Frankfort_Dam
American author and engineer (1907–1988)
coined terms that have become part of the English language, including grok, waldo and speculative fiction, as well as popularizing existing terms like "TANSTAAFL"
Robert_A._Heinlein
Historic district in Manhattan, New York
General Winfield Scott House George F. Baker Jr. Houses Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo House Governor's House Gracie Mansion Hamilton Fish House Hamilton Grange
Riverside Drive–West 80th–81st Streets Historic District
Riverside_Drive–West_80th–81st_Streets_Historic_District
March 9, 1960 (1960-03-09) Tracy Sadler (Elaine Stritch) and helper Cadge Waldo (Elisha Cook Jr.) join the wagon train, as David Forest (Eugene Martin)
List_of_Wagon_Train_episodes
American philosopher (1817–1862)
precisely as /ˈθɔːroʊ/ THAWR-oh in 19th century New England. In 1918, Edward Waldo Emerson wrote: "We always called my friend Thórow, the h sounded, and accent
Henry_David_Thoreau
1995 American film
Zerneck, James LeGros, and Peter Dinklage in his film debut. The film won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival for DiCillo
Living_in_Oblivion
LLC. May 1990. p. 83. Kilbane, Kevin (June 6, 1991). "On these products, Waldo is easy to find". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via
List of Nintendo Entertainment System games
List_of_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_games
American journalist and baseball player (born 1971)
214 live from the San Francisco Airport. Previously, he covered the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire, Colorado In April 2013, he secured an exclusive interview with
Adam_Housley
Medical condition in which spasm of arteries causes episodes of reduced blood flow
1002/1529-0131(199912)42:12<2646::AID-ANR21>3.0.CO;2-T. PMID 10616013. Waldo R (March 1979). "Prazosin relieves Raynaud's vasospasm". JAMA. 241 (10):
Raynaud_syndrome
2023–24 U.S. legal and political dispute
Representative Henry Cornelius Burnett; Missouri Senators Trusten Polk and Waldo P. Johnson; Missouri Representatives John Bullock Clark and John William
Presidential eligibility of Donald Trump
Presidential_eligibility_of_Donald_Trump
from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2012. Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood story. Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6. When
List_of_most_expensive_films
Fictional family created by Charles Addams
recast with Hanna-Barbera voice talents Lennie Weinrib as Gomez and Janet Waldo as Morticia, while a ten-year-old Jodie Foster provided the voice of Pugsley
The_Addams_Family
aniversario (1868), Emilio Alvárez, La buena causa (1868), referred after Waldo de Mier, Las guerras civiles espanolas en el teatro del siglo XIX, [in:]
Carlism_in_literature
"Janine" by Soul Coughing "Jazz A New York" by Caravelli "The Jazz at Waldo's" by Elmer Bernstein "Jazz Corner Of The World" by Quincy Jones "Jazz Music"
List of songs about New York City
List_of_songs_about_New_York_City
offer by Israel to arm eight Jericho missiles with atomic bombs. However, Waldo Stumpf—who led a project to dismantle South Africa's nuclear weapons program—doubted
Israel_and_nuclear_weapons
Common synthetic polymer
processing the rigid, sometimes brittle polymer thwarted their efforts. Waldo Semon and the B.F. Goodrich Company developed a method in 1926 to plasticize
Polyvinyl_chloride
Indigenous people of the United States
of the Cherokee in New England, where their cause was taken up by Ralph Waldo Emerson (see Emerson's 1838 letter to Martin Van Buren). In June 1830, a
Cherokee
Neighborhood in New York City
section of Greenwich Village, made up of more than 50 northern and western blocks in the area up to 14th Street, is part of a Historic District established
Greenwich_Village
Country in South America
Basque). Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021. Waldo Ayarza Elorza. "De los Vascos, Oñati y los Elorza" (PDF). pp. 59, 65, 66
Chile
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
Hellenbrand, 1990, pp. 155–156. "Founders Online: Thomas Jefferson to John Waldo, 16 August 1813". Frawley, 2003, p. 96. American Philosophical Society,
Thomas_Jefferson
American television sitcom (1989–1998)
of its new Friday lineup, branded as the CBS Block Party. The network scheduled the family-oriented block against ABC's TGIF lineup, where the two series
Family_Matters
American animated television series
American animated sitcom created by Tom Ruegger for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB, as a collaboration with Steven Spielberg and his production company
Pinky_and_the_Brain
WALDO BLOCK
WALDO BLOCK
Male
German
Pet form of German Waldobert "bright ruler," and other names containing the element wald, WALDO means "to rule, to wield power."
Male
Italian
 Short form of Italian Aldobrandino, ALDO means "little old sword." Compare with another form of Aldo.
Boy/Male
Spanish Teutonic
Strong.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Welshman's Hill
Girl/Female
German
Ruler.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American German English
Strong fighter.
Boy/Male
British, English, German
From the Wooden Valley
Boy/Male
British, English, German
Rule
Boy/Male
Australian, Swedish
Highest Race; Exalted Son
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Waldie.German : habitational name for someone from any of several places in Pomerania and Brandenburg called Waldow.Cornelius Waldo was living in Ipswich, MA, in 1647. Samuel Waldo (1695–1759) was born in Boston and became a land speculator in ME.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Walden.
Boy/Male
English American German Italian Teutonic
Archaic.
Girl/Female
Australian, German
Ruler; Powerful
Boy/Male
British, English, German, Spanish, Teutonic
Counsel Power; Powerful Advice; Strong
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Old; Wise; Archaic; Noble
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Teutonic
Ruler; Powerful; Abbreviation of; Divine Power; God's Power
Male
German
 Short form of longer German names containing the element ald, ALDO means "old." Compare with another form of Aldo.
Girl/Female
Australian, Italian, Spanish
Wise; Elder; Similar to Aldo
Boy/Male
German
Powerful; ruler. Famous Bearer: philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1832). Abbreviation of...
Male
Croatian
, Bel's prince
WALDO BLOCK
WALDO BLOCK
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Worship
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Desired
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Hebrew
Jehovah has Heard; A Biblical Name
Boy/Male
German
Famed wolf.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Happy; Caring
Boy/Male
Indian
Earth
Girl/Female
Hindu
Another name of Goddess Parvati, Who is living in mountain
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Jamaican, Teutonic
Army Warrior; Battle Worthy; Burning for Battle or Strong and Ardent; Eager for Battle; Strong and Worthy
Girl/Female
Tamil
Very intelligent
Girl/Female
Arabic
Two World
WALDO BLOCK
WALDO BLOCK
WALDO BLOCK
WALDO BLOCK
WALDO BLOCK
n.
A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and lowering the topmast.
a.
Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.
n.
One who blockades.
n.
To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
n.
The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
v. t.
The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
a.
Like a block; stupid.
n.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
n.
A forest; -- used as a termination of names. See Weald.
v. t.
To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n.
n.
To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Blockade
n.
That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity.
imp. & p. p.
of Blockade
n.
The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
n.
A vessel employed in blockading.