continental system
noun
Origin of continental system
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby continental system
continental rift,
continental rise,
continental seating,
continental shelf,
continental slope,
continental system,
continentalism,
continentality,
continentalize,
continently,
continents
British Dictionary definitions for continental system
Continental System
noun
the Continental System
Napoleon's plan in 1806 to blockade Britain by excluding her ships from ports on the mainland of Europe