All 5 Uses of
siege
in
The Idiot
- I received them at the siege of Kars, and I feel them in bad weather now.†
Chpt 1.9 *
- Did he tell you the story of the siege of Kars?†
Chpt 1.11
- Well, I can assure you it was entirely on my account that Pirogoff telegraphed to Paris, and left Sebastopol at the greatest risk during the siege.†
Chpt 1.12
- Have the least confidence in man or woman!" he cried in bitter tones, as he sat with his new friends in prison, and recounted to them his favourite stories of the siege of Kars, and the resuscitated soldier.†
Chpt 2.1
- General, remember the siege of Kars!†
Chpt 3.4
Definition:
a military tactic in which a fortified place is surrounded and isolated while it is attacked over time
or:
any prolonged attack, effort, or period of trouble
or:
any prolonged attack, effort, or period of trouble