Meaning of BESIEGING
| Pronunciation: | | bus'eejing
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*sie"ging\, a.
That besieges; laying siege to. -- {Be*sie"ging*ly}, adv.
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