military blockade(n = noun.act) beleaguering, besieging, siege - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack;
is a kind of blockade, encirclement
has particulars: alamo, atlanta, battle of atlanta, bataan, corregidor, dien bien phu, lucknow, orleans, siege of orleans, petersburg, petersburg campaign, pleven, plevna, siege of syracuse, syracuse, siege of syracuse, syracuse, siege of vicksburg, vicksburg, siege of yorktown, yorktown

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