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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“Beleaguerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beleaguerment. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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