Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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siege of Vicksburg | Yes | No | No | No |
military blockade | Yes | No | No | No |
siege of Vicksburg (noun) | military blockade (noun) |
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a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |