a government order imposing a trade barrier
"The new embargo on steel exports will force local factories to find alternative suppliers immediately."
An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
"The captain was forced to wait for days because a sudden trade embargo prohibited his cargo ship from leaving the port."
ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
"embargoed publications"
To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
"The United Nations imposed a strict embargo on all oil exports from that nation to pressure its government into stopping the conflict."