siege
Kelime Anlamı :
1. kuşatma.
2. (UNDER SIEGE) Kuşatma(Kuşatma altında).
3. abluka.
4. kusatma.
5. ikamet yeri.
6. ele geçirmeye uğraşma.
7. çevresini sarma.
8. hastalık devresi.
9. envestisman.
10. uzun hastalık devresi.
Sahne Örnekleri :
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
beset, besiege, besiegement, blockade, estimation, grade, investment, leaguer, rank, station, stool, throne
Tanımlar :
1.
the surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it.
2. A prolonged period, as of illness: a siege of asthma.
3. obsolete A seat, especially a throne.
4. to subject to a siege; besiege. see synonyms at besiege.
2. A prolonged period, as of illness: a siege of asthma.
3. obsolete A seat, especially a throne.
4. to subject to a siege; besiege. see synonyms at besiege.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
seat
2. military action
3. to assault a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
2. military action
3. to assault a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
2. hence, place or situation; seat.
3. rank; grade; station; estimation.
4. passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
5. 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.
6. hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
7. the floor of a glass-furnace.
8. A workman's bench.
9. to besiege; to beset.
2. hence, place or situation; seat.
3. rank; grade; station; estimation.
4. passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
5. 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.
6. hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
7. the floor of a glass-furnace.
8. A workman's bench.
9. to besiege; to beset.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to lay siege to; besiege; beleaguer; beset.
2. A seat; a throne.
3. A fixed situation or position; station as to rank or class; specifically, of the heron, a station or an attitude of watchfulness for prey.
4. A camp; an encampment, especially as the seat of a besieging army.
5. the stationing or sitting down of an attacking force in a strong encampment before or around a fortified place, for the purpose of capturing it by continuous offensive operations, such as the breaching, undermining, or scaling of walls or other works, the destruction of its defenders, the cutting off of supplies, etc.; the act of besieging, or the state of being besieged; besiegement; beleaguerment: as, to push the siege; to undergo a siege; hence, figuratively, a prolonged or persistent endeavor to overcome resistance maintained with the aid of a shelter or cover of any kind.
6. stool; excrement; fecal matter.
7. in mech.:
8. the floor of a glass-furnace.
9. A workmen's table or bench.
10. A flock, as of herons, bitterns, or cranes.
2. A seat; a throne.
3. A fixed situation or position; station as to rank or class; specifically, of the heron, a station or an attitude of watchfulness for prey.
4. A camp; an encampment, especially as the seat of a besieging army.
5. the stationing or sitting down of an attacking force in a strong encampment before or around a fortified place, for the purpose of capturing it by continuous offensive operations, such as the breaching, undermining, or scaling of walls or other works, the destruction of its defenders, the cutting off of supplies, etc.; the act of besieging, or the state of being besieged; besiegement; beleaguerment: as, to push the siege; to undergo a siege; hence, figuratively, a prolonged or persistent endeavor to overcome resistance maintained with the aid of a shelter or cover of any kind.
6. stool; excrement; fecal matter.
7. in mech.:
8. the floor of a glass-furnace.
9. A workmen's table or bench.
10. A flock, as of herons, bitterns, or cranes.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia