Definition of siege. Meaning of siege. Synonyms of siege

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Definition of siege

Siege
Siege Siege, v. t. To besiege; to beset. [R.] Through all the dangers that can siege The life of man. --Buron.

Meaning of siege from wikipedia

- A siege (Latin: sedere, lit. 'to sit') is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared...
- The Moscow theater hostage crisis (also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege) was the seizure of the crowded Dubrovka Theater in Moscow by Chechen terrorists...
- Siege of Malta may refer to: Siege of Malta (1429), a siege by the Moors Siege of Malta (1565), a siege by the Ottoman Empire against the Knights Hospitaller...
- The siege of Leningrad (Russian: Блокада Ленинграда, romanized: Blokada Leningrada; German: Leningrader Blockade; Finnish: Leningradin piiritys, Italian:...
- Siege artillery (also siege guns or siege cannons) are heavy guns designed to bombard fortifications, cities, and other fixed targets. They are distinct...
- The Siege is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The film is about a fictional situation in which terrorist cells have made...
- The Waco siege, also known as the Waco m****acre, was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging...
- The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of...
- Siege of Acre may refer to: Siege of Acre (1104), following the First Crusade Siege of Acre (1189–1191), during the Third Crusade Siege of Acre (1257–1258)...
- Sieges of Vienna may refer to: Siege of Vienna (1239) Siege of Vienna (1276) Siege of Vienna (1287) Siege of Vienna (1477), unsuccessful Hungarian attempt...