| NOM | act | setge, assetjament | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
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| Sentit | The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack. | |
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| Sinònim | assetjament | |
| Categoria | exèrcit, forces armades | The military forces of a nation |
| Espècimens | Atlanta | A siege in which Federal troops / troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it |
| Batalla de Yorktown | In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops | |
| Dien Bien Phu | The French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops / troops that lasted 56 days | |
| Orleans | A long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 | |
| Setge de Vicksburg | A decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863) | |
| Anglès | siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade | |
| Espanyol | asedio, cerco, sitio | |
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