Meaning

1 senses

  1. The act by which a place is besieged.

More definitions
  • the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Forms

plural: besiegings
Singularbesieging
Pluralbesiegings

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack:siegebeleagueringmilitary blockade

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
besideA1besidesA2besiegeC2besmirchbesottedbespeak
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