noun
the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee
• Syn: ↑Petersburg
• Regions: ↑Virginia, ↑Old Dominion, ↑Old Dominion State, ↑VA
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑campaign, ↑military campaign, ↑siege, ↑besieging, ↑beleaguering, ↑military blockade
• Part Holonyms: ↑American Civil War, ↑United States Civil War, ↑War between the States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.