Look up: Siege

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   siege
   [n] - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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   Siege
   Siege noun [ Middle English sege , Old French siege , French siège a seat, a siege; confer Italian seggia , seggio , zedio , a seat, asseggio , assedio , a siege, French assiéger to besiege, Italian & Late Latin assediare , Latin obsidium a siege, besieging; all ultimately from Latin sedere to sit. See Sit< ...
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   Siege
   Siege transitive verb To besiege; to beset. [ R.] « Through all the dangers that can siege The life of man.» Buron.
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   siege
   1. A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne. 'Upon the very siege of justice.' 'A stately siege of sovereign majesty, And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay.' (Spenser) 'In our great hall there stood a vacant chair . . . And Merlin called it 'The siege perilous.'' (Tennyson) ... 2. Hence, place or situation; seat. 'Ah! traitorous eyes, come out of y ...
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   siege
   besieging noun the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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   Siege
   A `siege` is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition, often accompanied by an assault. The term derives from the Latin word for `seat` or `sitting.` A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that refuses to surrender and cannot be easily taken by a frontal assault. Sieges involve surrounding the target and blocking the reinforcement or escape of troops or provision of suppl...
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   Siege
   • (n.) Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter. • (n.) The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy`s fire. See the Note un...
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   siege
   (from the article `fortification`) ...logs on the parapet of the entrenchment, and many of Lee`s victories were the result of his ability to use hasty entrenchments as a base for ... French military engineer who revolutionized the art of siege craft and defensive fortifications. He fought in all of France`s wars of Louix XIV`s ... Fo...
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   siege
   siege 1. The surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it. 2. A military or police operation in which troops or the police surround a place and cut off all outside access in order to force a surrender. 3. A prolonged period, as of an illness: 'She had a siege of asthma.' 4. Obsolete: Formerly, a seat, esp...
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    siege
    attacking a castle in order to cause surrender
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    siege
    siege, assault against a city or fortress with the purpose of capturing it. The history of siegecraft parallels the development of fortification and, later, artillery. In early times battering rams and bores were employed to break down the walls and gates of a fortified place (see castle) if decepti...
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