noun
a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864
• Syn: ↑Atlanta
• Regions: ↑Atlanta, ↑capital of Georgia
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑siege, ↑besieging, ↑beleaguering, ↑military blockade
• Part Holonyms: ↑American Civil War, ↑United States Civil War, ↑War between the States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.