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
  • On Martha’s Vineyard, which has come under recent siege by lone star ticks, hunting is having a resurgence.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Houthis had their own reasons to move, especially Riyadh’s siege of Yemeni ports and a military strike on Sanaa airport.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of siege
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  • Iran has denied any current negotiations with the US, and a military adviser to the supreme leader has threatened American ships taking part in a blockade of Iranian ports.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Against this backdrop, the Houthi announcement of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia amounted to the most serious escalation of Saudi-Houthi tensions since a tenuous ceasefire largely ended Yemen’s civil war in 2022.
    — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of blockade
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