Word: Siege
How to pronounce: siːʤ
Noun
Definitions:
1. A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
Example sentences: "Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks"
Synonyms:
blockade
embargo
leaguer
attack
seizure
Derivations:
sieged
sieging
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Siege in Other Languages...
Spanish: Asedio
German: Belagerung
French: Assiéger
Italian: Assedio
Turkish: Kuşatma
