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Siege
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[n] - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=siege
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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 be... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/99
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Siege transitive verb To besiege; to beset. [ R.] « Through all the dangers that can siege The life of man.» Buron. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/99
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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 s... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?siege
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besieging noun the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=siege
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• (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 th... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/siege/
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(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 ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/91
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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... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1928/5
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[John Kelly] Siege (John Kelly) is a fictional character, owned by Marvel Comics, who exists in the Marvel Universe. ==Creative origins== John Kelly was initially created by Dwayne McDuffie and Gregory Wright as a pseudo-preview of their then-upcoming relaunch of Deathlok as well as to provi... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_(John_Kelly)
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[disambiguation] A siege is a military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering. Siege may also refer to: == See also == ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_(disambiguation)
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[book] Siege is a book collecting the articles of American neo-Nazi James Mason, former leader of the National Socialist Liberation Front and Universal Order. It collects the text of Mason`s SIEGE newsletter (1980–1986) and other propaganda, arranging it according to topic. It places an em... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_(book)
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[band] Siege`s form of intense hardcore incorporated fast tempos together with vocalist Mahoney`s screeches and growls. Though rather short-lived and little-known during their existence, subsequent musicians have cited the group as a profound influence, including the famous British grindcore... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_(band)
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A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition or assault. The term derives from sedere, Latin for "to sit". Generally speaking, siege warfare is a form of constant, low intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static defensive... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege
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attacking a castle in order to cause surrender Found op http://www.castles-of-britain.com/glossary.htm
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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... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0845154.html
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Siege is the collective noun for a group of cranes. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BSA.HTM
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[film] Siege is a 1940 documentary short about the Siege of Warsaw by the Wehrmacht at the start of World War II. It was shot by Julien Bryan, a Pennsylvanian photographer and cameraman who later established the International Film Foundation. Siege was nominated for an Oscar for Best One-ree... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_(film)
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[video game] Siege is a computer game developed by Mindcraft in 1992 for the PC/MS-DOS. ==Plot== Siege is a castle-combat war game in which the player controls either the hordes of darkness (orcs, trolls, domugs, tekhirs, and the like) or the warriors of good (humans, dwarves, and elves), ei... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_(video_game)
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[comics] "Siege" is an American comic book storyline, published by Marvel Comics from January 2010 to May 2010. It deals with the aftermath of the "Dark Reign" company-wide storyline, which led to a shift of power in the Marvel Universe toward Norman Osborn, a former supervillain who, throug... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_(comics)
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[2011 video game] SIEGE is a computer game developed by LaconicProductions planned for release in 2011 for the PC/MAC. ==Plot== Siege is a Physics/real time strategy game in which the player controls an army of dwarves (with additional troops such as Siege Towers, ladders, Ballistas and cata... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIEGE_(2011_video_game)
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1) ... of leningrad, 1941-44 2) Assault on troy, e.g. 3) Attack 4) Attack on a fort, maybe 5) Attack tactic 6) Battle strategy 7) Beleaguering 8) Besieging 9) Blockade 10) Bout 11) Crusades tactic 12) Drawn-out fight... Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/siege/1
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