Siege
31Siege of Ta'if — The Siege of Taif took place in 630 CE, as the Muslims besieged the city of Taif after their victory in the Battle of Hunayn and Autas. However, the city did not succumb to the siege. One of their chieftains, Urwah ibn Mas ud, was absent in Yemen …
32siege — /sidʒ / (say seej) noun 1. the operation of reducing and capturing a fortified place by surrounding it, cutting off supplies, undermining, bringing guns to bear, bombing, and other offensive operations. 2. the operation of surrounding a location… …
33siege — noun 1》 a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside. 2》 a similar operation by a police team to compel the surrender of an armed… …
34Siege — 1) The chair for a person of high rank, thus Siege Perilous, the one unoccupied seat at King Arthur s Round Table, to be occupied only by the one who would achieve the Grail. 2) A military siege involved surrounding a town with the intention of… …
35siege — Military operation to surround a community. It was a common experience in the ancient world for towns to be surrounded by an enemy and all supplies cut off. The defenders built walls and gates to resist the enemy, and sometimes were successful.… …
36siège — nm., place, (pour s asseoir) ; socle // base // assise, (qui soutient une poutre, un entrait...) ; siège (d une société) : shéta nf. (Albanais.001.BEA.), chéta (001, Aix.017, Moye) ; sala <chaise> (001) ; syéjo (001b,017), syézho… …
37Siege — This unusual and interesting name recorded in the spellings of Sigg, Siggs, Segges, Segge, Seage, Siege, and no doubt others, is English but of Norse Viking pre 8th century origins. The derivation is from the personal name Sigegor , which broadly …
38siège — assiège saint siège siège télésiège …
39siege — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. investment, encirclement; besiegement, blockade, beleaguerment; period, long spell. See attack, restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. offense, onslaught, assault; see attack 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
40siege — be·siege; siege; …
