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encirclement vs besieging

besieging vs encirclement

encirclement and besieging both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
encirclement Yes No No No
besieging Yes No No No
As nouns, besieging is a hyponym of encirclement; that is, besieging is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than encirclement:
  • encirclement: a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
  • besieging: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Other hyponyms of encirclement include naval blockade, beleaguering, military blockade, siege.
encirclement (noun) besieging (noun)
a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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