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Besieging

Besieging Meaning & Definition
Besieging Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Besieging?

[n] the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Synonyms | Synonyms for Besieging: beleaguering | military blockade | siege

Related Terms | Find terms related to Besieging:

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

Besieging In Webster's Dictionary

\Be*sie"ging\, a. That besieges; laying siege to. -- {Be*sie"ging*ly}, adv.

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