siege (n)
besieging (n)
beleaguering (n)
military blockade (n)

n01075117

type n
lex_filenum 04
def the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Outgoing links
Hypernym blockade, encirclement
Domain of synset - TOPIC military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Instance Hyponym Alamo; Atlanta, battle of Atlanta; Bataan, Corregidor; Dien Bien Phu; Lucknow; Orleans, siege of Orleans; Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign; Plevna, Pleven; Syracuse, siege of Syracuse; Syracuse, siege of Syracuse; Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg; Yorktown, siege of Yorktown
Incoming links
Hyponym blockade, encirclement
Instance Hypernym Alamo; Atlanta, battle of Atlanta; Bataan, Corregidor; Dien Bien Phu; Lucknow; Orleans, siege of Orleans; Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign; Plevna, Pleven; Syracuse, siege of Syracuse; Syracuse, siege of Syracuse; Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg; Yorktown, siege of Yorktown
Member of this domain - TOPIC military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine

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