siege
/sēj/
noun
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.
"Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks"
Yeah I dont think that word is being correctly used
siege /sēj/ noun 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. "Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks"
Yeah I dont think that word is being correctly used
I wish it had been a siege.
Note to the FBI: Fuck you.
What would you call it? "Insurrection" is hyperbole.
It was a caravan of undocumented congresspersons.
I wonder if there is a book about this topic
Did the dictionary change the definition yet?