beleaguerment

noun

as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies the devastating beleaguerment of Leningrad that lasted from September 1941 to January 1944

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  1. siege
  2. blockade
Noun
  • The retelling of the siege of Troy toward the end of the film is Best Editing winner Jennifer Lame’s best work, in my opinion.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • The one Greek who remains, Sinon (Elliot Page), explains to the Trojan soldiers that the horse is a parting gift to the gods from his army, who seem to have given up on their years-long siege of the city.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
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  • Video from Reuters shows Houthi supporters in Yemen gathering in the capital Sanaa on Monday night praising the naval blockade.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • But the main cause of the present trouble is a US oil blockade, which began in January – the biggest such action since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 19 July 2026
Definition of blockade
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