Engelsk substantiv: siege |
1. | siege (om handling) the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | beleaguering, besieging, military blockade |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | blockade, encirclement |
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| Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 Syracuse, siege of Vicksburg, siege of Yorktown, Syracuse, Syracuse, Vicksburg, Yorktown |
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| Overordnet kategori | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine |
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