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battle of Atlanta
DEFINITIONS OF:
battle of Atlanta
1
n
a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864
Synonyms:
Atlanta
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beleaguering
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besieging
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military blockade
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siege
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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