siege

language: de

definitions

  1. noun
    a military operation to capture a place by surrounding it and cutting off supplies
    de: Belagerung
  2. verb
    to surround and attack a place in order to capture it
    de: belagern

examples

  1. The city endured a long siege.

    Die Stadt ertrug eine lange Belagerung.

  2. They decided to siege the fortress.

    Sie beschlossen, die Festung zu belagern.