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Meanings of siege in English
The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack.
Usage of siege in English
1
The New South Wales government adopted new bail laws after the siege.
2
There were two types of siege artillery in Europe at this time.
3
Rights groups say thousands died in the army siege of the town.
4
The government positively views all attempts to break the siege on Gaza.
5
Successful expeditions to the region no longer focussed on large, siege-style ascents.
6
Food and water, sufficient to endure a brief siege, were stored inside.
7
The siege was very desperate both in the assault and the defense.
8
The year afterwards the King led in person the siege of Ghent.
9
The month of March was the last intrenchment in the wintry siege.
10
It was like a state of siege, they said in a report.
11
The poaching problem The African elephant is under siege due to poaching.
12
Hosein served with honor against the Christians in the siege of Constantinople.
13
That information could have seen Monis refused bail prior to the siege.
14
It was employed in 1257 at the siege of Niebla, in Spain.
15
BBC presenter Matthew Amroliwala described the moment the police ended the siege.
16
In the spring of the following year, the siege of Jerusalem began.
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Siege through the time
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Common
Australia
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