Defenition of the word siege

• Defenition of the word siege

  • A prolonged military assault on a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
  • the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Synonyms for the word siege

• • beleaguering
  • besieging
  • blockade
  • cordon
  • military blockade

Similar words in the siege

• • siege
  • siege's
  • sieges

Hyponyms for the word siege

• • Alamo
  • Atlanta
  • Bataan
  • battle of Atlanta
  • Corregidor
  • Dien Bien Phu
  • Lucknow
  • Orleans
  • Petersburg
  • Petersburg Campaign
  • Pleven
  • Plevna
  • siege of Orleans
  • siege of Syracuse
  • siege of Vicksburg
  • Syracuse
  • Vicksburg
  • Yorktown

Hypernyms for the word siege

• • blockade
  • encirclement

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