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

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

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

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

Sow :: Sow (n.) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, or the like..

Obsession :: Obsession (n.) The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.

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..

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..

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

Obsidional :: Obsidional (a.) Of or pertaining to a siege.

Siege :: Siege (n.) A workman's bench.

Besieging :: Besieging (a.) That besieges; laying siege to.

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

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..

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

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

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

Battering-ram :: Battering-ram (n.) An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places.

Sap :: Sap (n.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc..

Siege :: Siege (n.) The floor of a glass-furnace.

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