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Sally :: Sally (v.) A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie..

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

Invest :: Invest (v. t.) To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town..

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

Besieged :: Besieged (imp. & p. p.) of Besieg.

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

Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.

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

Obsess :: Obsess (v. t.) To besiege; to beset.

Sally :: Sally (v. i.) To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.

Besieger :: Besieger (n.) One who besieges; -- opposed to the besieged.

Besiege :: Besiege (v. t.) To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset..

Battering Train :: Battering train () A train of artillery for siege operations.

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

Siegework :: Siegework (n.) A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.

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

Leaguerer :: Leaguerer (n.) A besieger.

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town..

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

Circumvallation :: Circumvallation (n.) A line of field works made around a besieged place and the besieging army, to protect the camp of the besiegers against the attack of an enemy from without..

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