Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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siege of Yorktown | Yes | No | No | No |
beleaguering | Yes | No | No | No |
siege of Yorktown (noun) | beleaguering (noun) |
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in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |