Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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besieging | Yes | No | No | No |
Petersburg | Yes | No | No | No |
besieging (noun) | Petersburg (noun) |
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the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack | the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee |
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War |