siege
Military action.
Other meanings
A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
A prolonged assault or attack.
Synonyms
- military blockade
Related words
- assiege
- ensiege
- siegecraft
- siegeless
- siegelike
- siegework
- sieger
- besiege
- countersiege
- lay siege
- siege engine
- siegehouse
Word history
From Latin "sēdēs" (seat).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “siege” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.