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Word: Siege
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French sege, from asegier ‘besiege’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
siː(d)ʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender
Short Definition:military operation in which enemy forces surround town or building, cutting off essential supplies
Examples:- Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks
- siege warfare
Definition:
a group of herons
Short Definition:group of herons
Examples:- there is a siege of herons at the river
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