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Definitions for: Besieging [n] the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Webster (1913) Definition: Be*sie"ging, a.
That besieges; laying siege to. -- Be*sie"ging*ly, adv.
Synonyms: beleaguering, military blockade, siege
See Also: Alamo, Atlanta, Bataan, battle of Atlanta, blockade, Corregidor, Dien Bien Phu, encirclement, Lucknow, Orleans, Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign, Pleven, Plevna, siege of Orleans, siege of Syracuse, siege of Vicksburg, Syracuse, Vicksburg, Yorktown
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