"prevent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- However, its role has since been transformed to prevent North Korean ships heading south.
- These calm periods often prevented ships from getting to shelter in time.
- Britain used its navy to prevent American ships from trading with France.
- They were there to prevent Swedish ships to get to and from Greifswald.
- These forts prevented British ships from taking shelter in the harbour.
- The new location was easier to defend as the reefs prevented ships from approaching the city except at high tide.
- Sediment, however, has clogged a lot of the river channel above this point, preventing big ships from going any farther.
- I can prevent ships from landing, but I can't make them come.
- The pirate can also prevent ships from being built or moved nearby, but it does not interfere with harbors.
- But months of continuing operations to prevent ships from hitting mines lie ahead.
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