besieging
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(noun) the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
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Synonyms: beleaguering, military blockade, siege |
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Related Words: Alamo, Atlanta, Bataan, Corregidor, Dien Bien Phu, Lucknow, Orleans, Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign, Pleven, Plevna, Syracuse, Vicksburg, Yorktown, battle of Atlanta, blockade, encirclement, siege of Orleans, siege of Syracuse, siege of Vicksburg |
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