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Siege :: Siege (n.) The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade..

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..

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

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

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..

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

Coupure :: Coupure (n.) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.

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..

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

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

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..

Leaguerer :: Leaguerer (n.) A besieger.

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

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

Muscule :: Muscule (n.) A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.

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

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

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

Contravallation :: Contravallation (n.) A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged..

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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