besieging

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noun

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