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Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about..

Siege :: Siege (n.) Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession..

Assiege :: Assiege (v. t.) To besiege.

Snail :: Snail (n.) A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo..

Leaguer :: Leaguer (v. t.) To besiege; to beleaguer.

Besiegement :: Besiegement (n.) The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged..

Succor :: Succor (v. t.) To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city..

Leaguer :: Leaguer (n.) A siege or beleaguering.

Siege :: Siege (n.) Hence, place or situation; seat..

Boyau :: Boyau (n.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc..

Siege :: Siege (n.) A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne..

Bolster :: Bolster (n.) A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation..

Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire..

Parallel :: Parallel (n.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress..

Siege :: Siege (n.) Rank; grade; station; estimation.

Beleaguer :: Beleaguer (v. t.) To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.

Belfry :: Belfry (n.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.

Keep :: Keep (n.) That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle..

Fall :: Fall (n.) The surrender of a besieged fortress or town ; as, the fall of Sebastopol..

Resiege :: Resiege (v. t.) To seat again; to reinstate.

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