withstand a siege
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Siege — A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition and/or assault. The term derives from sedere , Latin for seat or sitting. [ [http://m w.com/dictionary/siege Merriam Webster: siege] ] A siege occurs… … Wikipedia
siege — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy, long, prolonged (esp. BrE) ▪ four day, ten hour, etc. ▪ armed, gun, police … Collocations dictionary
Siege of Antwerp — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Antwerp partof=the Western Front of World War I caption= date=September 28 October 10 1914 place=Antwerp, Belgium result= German victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1= King Albert of Belgium… … Wikipedia
Siege of Malta (1565) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Malta partof=the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman Habsburg wars caption= The siege of Malta Arrival of the Turkish fleet Matteo Perez d Aleccio date=18 May 1565 ndash; 11 September 1565 place=Island… … Wikipedia
siege — [ sidʒ ] noun count or uncount 1. ) an attack in which an army surrounds a castle or city in order to prevent the people inside from receiving food and water: The troops prepared to withstand a long siege. break a siege (=to cause a siege to end) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Siege of Damascus (634) — Siege of Damascus Part of Muslim conquest of Syria Byzantine Arab Wars … Wikipedia
withstand — verb VERB + WITHSTAND ▪ be able to, be unable to, can ▪ manage to ▪ be built to, be designed to, be made to ▪ … Collocations dictionary
siege — UK [siːdʒ] / US [sɪdʒ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms siege : singular siege plural sieges 1) an attack in which an army surrounds a castle or city in order to prevent the people inside from receiving food and water The troops prepared… … English dictionary
Siege of Eger — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Eger partof=the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman Habsburg wars caption=Women of Eger by Bertalan Székely date=1552 place=Eger, Northern Hungary result=Hungarian Victory combatant1=Ottoman Empire… … Wikipedia
Siege of Vienna — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Vienna caption=Engraving of clashes between the Austrians and Ottomans outside Vienna, 1529 partof=the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman Habsburg wars date=27 September October 14, 1529 place=Vienna,… … Wikipedia
Siege of Emesa — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Siege of Emesa partof=Muslim conquest of SyriaByzantine Arab Wars caption=Present days Emesa date=December 635 ndash;March 636 A.D place=Emesa,Syria result=Emesa Captured by Rashidun Caliphate.… … Wikipedia
