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 |
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Categoria | exèrcit, forces armades | The military forces of a nation |
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Espècimens | Atlanta | A siege in which Federal troops / troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it |
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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 |
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Espanyol | asedio, cerco, sitio |
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