blanket ban

noun

A complete, overall ban.

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Meanings

nounblanket ban (plural blanket bans)

plural blanket bans

  1. A complete, overall ban.

    When RAIL first hit the shelves, BR had a blanket ban on preserved diesels running on its network.

    2024 January 10, “New trains built...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 67
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APA

blanket ban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blanket%20ban

MLA

“blanket ban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blanket%20ban. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blanket ban,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blanket%20ban.

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