siege : Idioms & Phrases
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Siege gun
- a heavy gun for siege operations.
Webster 1913
siege of orleans
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noun a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
Orleans.
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siege of syracuse
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noun the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
Syracuse.
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noun the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse
Syracuse.
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siege of vicksburg
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noun a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
Vicksburg.
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siege of yorktown
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noun in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution
Yorktown.
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siege perilous
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noun the legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it
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Siege train
- artillery adapted for attacking fortified places.
Webster 1913
To lay siege to
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(a) To besiege; to encompass with an army.(b) To beset pertinaciously.
Webster 1913
To raise a siege
- to relinquish an attempt to take a place by besieging it, or to cause the attempt to be relinquished.
