9
blockade(noun, barrier)
5
siege(noun, obstruction, stoppage, barrier, closure)
3
enclosure
3
encompassment
3
envelopment
3
investment
2
beleaguerment
2
besiegement
2
clinch(noun, hold)
2
cuddle(noun, hold)
2
environment
1
aerial tactics
1
airborne tactics
1
applied tactics
1
armored tactics
1
bar(noun, obstruction, stoppage, barrier, blockade)
1
barricade(noun, obstruction, stoppage, barrier, blockade)
1
barrier(noun, obstruction, stoppage, blockade, barricade)
1
barrier tactics
1
beleaguering
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