| besieging 
 
 the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
 • Syn:
 siege, beleaguering, military blockade
 • Topics:
 military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
 • Hypernyms:
 blockade, encirclement
 • Instance Hyponyms:
 Alamo, Atlanta, battle of Atlanta, Bataan, Corregidor,
 Dien Bien Phu, Lucknow, Orleans, siege of Orleans, Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign,
 Plevna, Pleven, Syracuse, siege of Syracuse, Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg,
 Yorktown, siege of Yorktown
 
 
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