From pre- + embargo. <span class="searchmatch">preembargo</span> (not comparable) Before an embargo. 1977, Crude Oil Transportation System, Valdez AK to Midland TX, Proposed by SOHIO:...
(often metonymically synonymous) Bat-embargo counterembargo embargoist <span class="searchmatch">preembargo</span> an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port a ban on...