The action of besieging; a siege.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] (69) sieginga1382 The action of besieging; a siege. besieging1382 The action of laying siege to (a place); the condition of being besieged. siegec1385 The action, on the part of an army, of investing a town, castle, etc., in order to cut off all outside communication and in the end to reduce or take… pursuitc1425 Chiefly Scottish. Attack, assault; siege. Obsolete. Cf. pursue, v. 5b. obsidionc1429 A siege; the state of being besieged. assizec1430 Siege, besieging. (So in Old French) Obsolete. rare. assieginga1450 A besieging, siege. sitting down1495 The action or an act of sitting down (in various senses of to sit down at sit, v. phrasal verbs 1). obsession1548 The action of besieging a place; a siege. Also figurative. Obsolete. besiege1552 Besieging, siege. besiegement1564 The action of besieging or state of being besieged; also figurative. assiegement1577 A besieging or beleaguering, a siege. investion1590 The action or an act of investing someone or something (in various senses of the verb). investing1597 Military. The surrounding and blockading of a town, stronghold, etc., by a hostile force. Now chiefly historical. beleaguering1603 The act of besieging; investment. blocking1637 The action of block, v. investiture1649 Military. The action or fact of a hostile force surrounding and blockading a town, stronghold, etc.; = investment, n. 5. Now historical. blockade1659 Originally Military. An act or means of sealing off a place in order to prevent supplies or people from entering or leaving; esp. the blocking of a… begirting1660 investment1702 Military. The surrounding of a town, stronghold, etc., by a hostile force so as to cut off outside communication and aid; (also) an instance of this… beleaguerment1826 The fact of beleaguering; siege, blockade. Subcategories:— a siege (5) — siegecraft (2) — approach works (11) — mine(s) (16) — discontinuing of siege (14) |
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