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leaguer
leaguer
noun
Definition of LEAGUER
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies <Germany's abandonment of the leaguer of Stalingrad is seen as a major turning point of World War II>
Related Words counterblockade; containment, encirclement, encompassment; confinement, insulation, isolation, quarantine, seclusion, segregation, sequestration; incarceration, internment
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