BESIEGED CITY collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)
collocation in English
meanings of besiege and city
besiege
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/bɪˈsiːdʒ/us
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/bɪˈsiːdʒ/
to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in ...
city
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/ˈsɪt.i/us
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/ˈsɪt̬.i/
Examples of besieged city
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They brought more than 130,000 people out of that besieged city.
It was for many months like a besieged city.
Food and fuel shortages were beginning to be felt in the besieged city.
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Ksebier successfully smuggled himself into the besieged city three times, but on the fourth mission became hesitant over the fear of being known now.
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Lines of circumvallation generally consist of earthen ramparts and entrenchments that encircle the besieged city.
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Through his knightly prowess wins the hand of the mistress of a besieged city.
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Other supplies of vital importance included gasoline, engine lubricants, and ammunition, used to resupply the few military units still stationed inside the besieged city.
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The former advised against siege warfare, while the latter suggested tactics for attacking a besieged city.
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The route would also be used to evacuate civilians from the besieged city.
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Gage required lumber to build barracks for additional troops arriving in the besieged city.
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Remaining residents of the besieged city were without water, gas, and electricity.
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The order was restored, but the situation in the besieged city remained fragile.
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Of the 700,000 survivors, about 300,000 were soldiers who came from other parts of the country to help in the besieged city.
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Some trebuchets were used to throw dead horses into a besieged city to spread disease.
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These delays proved fatal for the besieged city, which, after many months of siege, was reaching the point of starvation.
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The company, whose authority had been expanded to include gendarmerie duties due to a lack of civilian police in the besieged city, also dealt with deserter location and crowd dispersal.
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At this time, many of the metro construction workers were employed in the construction and repair of railheads and other objects vital to the besieged city.
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As a siege progressed, the surrounding army would build earthworks (a line of circumvallation) to completely encircle their target, preventing food, water, and other supplies from reaching the besieged city.
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Foster escaped the besieged city in order to personally lead a relief column back.
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These fire pots could cause great damage to besieged cities with largely wooden construction.
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