PETERSBURG as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65)
   • Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee
   Synonym(s)
   • Petersburg Campaign (what does Petersburg Campaign mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Petersburg is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • campaign (what does campaign mean?)
   • military campaign (what does military campaign mean?)
   • siege (what does siege mean?)
   • besieging (what does besieging mean?)
   • beleaguering (what does beleaguering mean?)
   • military blockade (what does military blockade mean?)