a siege

Определение a siege в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: assiege; leaguer
We must break the leaguer of the city.
siege: military action
US A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
siege: a beleaguerment
siege: {n} the beseiging of any place, a seat, a stool
siege: prolonged period of trouble or annoyance, as in: Our family has had a siege of bad colds this year
siege: A siege is a military or police operation in which soldiers or police surround a place in order to force the people there to come out or give up control of the place. We must do everything possible to lift the siege The journalists found a city virtually under siege. see also state of siege
siege: A workman's bench
siege: {i} blockade, act of surrounding and attacking a fortification in order to cut off supply and aid routes; prolonged period of difficulty or trouble
siege: seat
siege: If police, soldiers, or journalists lay siege to a place, they surround it in order to force the people there to come out or give up control of the place. The rebels laid siege to the governor's residence. Leningrad Siege of Mafikeng Siege of Toulon Siege of Vienna Siege of Yorktown Siege of Zara Siege of
siege: To assault a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege
siege: A long-term military attack against a fortified place where earthworks and artillery figured prominently
siege: This is an ancient battle strategy In ancient times many cities had walls surrounding them for protection In this strategy, an attacking army simply surrounded the city and waited Eventually, the city would run out of food and water and they would either die of starvation or surrender See War Strategy
siege: 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 the besiegers from the enemy's fire
siege: Hence, place or situation; seat
siege: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
siege: an attack upon a fortified place Most sieges are nothing more than a waiting game, blocking off supplies to the enemy, until they are too hungry or weak and give up
siege: Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession
siege: A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne
siege: You are under siege when you blockade a civilian population and bombard them with anti-tank missiles
siege: Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter
siege: {f} blockade, besiege, surround and attack a fortification in order to cut off supply and aid routes
siege: See the Note under Blockade
siege: To surround and cut off supplies to an army or town until they surrender
siege: The floor of a glass-furnace
siege: To besiege; to beset
siege: Rank; grade; station; estimation