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Meanings of siege in English

Russian
осадная война
Portuguese
sítio
Spanish
asedios
Catalan
setge
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Military blockade of a city or fortress.

          Related terms
          осадная война
          Portuguese
          sítio
          Catalan
          setge
          Spanish
          cerco

          The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack.

                sítio
                Usage of siege in English
                1
                The New South Wales government adopted new bail laws after the siege.
                Reuters
                2
                There were two types of siege artillery in Europe at this time.
                The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
                3
                Rights groups say thousands died in the army siege of the town.
                Reuters
                4
                The government positively views all attempts to break the siege on Gaza.
                The Guardian
                5
                Successful expeditions to the region no longer focussed on large, siege-style ascents.
                Climbing Magazine
                6
                Food and water, sufficient to endure a brief siege, were stored inside.
                Surrender to the will of the night
                7
                The siege was very desperate both in the assault and the defense.
                The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
                8
                The year afterwards the King led in person the siege of Ghent.
                Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 1...
                9
                The month of March was the last intrenchment in the wintry siege.
                Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings
                10
                It was like a state of siege, they said in a report.
                Reuters
                11
                The poaching problem The African elephant is under siege due to poaching.
                The South African
                12
                Hosein served with honor against the Christians in the siege of Constantinople.
                The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (...
                13
                That information could have seen Monis refused bail prior to the siege.
                News.com.au
                14
                It was employed in 1257 at the siege of Niebla, in Spain.
                Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
                15
                BBC presenter Matthew Amroliwala described the moment the police ended the siege.
                BBC
                16
                In the spring of the following year, the siege of Jerusalem began.
                Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People
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