beleaguering — be·lea·guer || bɪ liËgÉ™ v. surround with troops, besiege; harass … English contemporary dictionary
beleaguering — noun the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack • Syn: ↑siege, ↑besieging, ↑military blockade • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine … Useful english dictionary
siege of Syracuse — noun 1. the Roman siege of Syracuse (214 212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) • Syn: ↑Syracuse • Regions: ↑Sicily, ↑Sicilia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑siege, ↑besieging, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Syracuse — noun 1. a city in central New York • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center • Part Holonyms: ↑New York, ↑New York State, ↑Empire State, ↑NY 2 … Useful english dictionary
Beleaguer — Be*lea guer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beleaguered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beleaguering}.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. bel[ a]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be = E. be + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See {Lair}.] To surround with an army… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beleaguered — Beleaguer Be*lea guer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beleaguered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beleaguering}.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. bel[ a]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be = E. be + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See {Lair}.] To surround with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leaguer — Lea guer, n. [D. leger camp, bed, couch, lair. See {Lair}, and cf.{Beleaguer}.] 1. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general. b. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A siege or beleaguering. [R.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beleaguer — transitive verb ( guered; beleaguering) Etymology: Dutch belegeren, from be (akin to Old English be ) + leger camp; akin to Old High German legar bed more at lair Date: 1587 1. besiege 2. trouble, harass … New Collegiate Dictionary
Samuel of Bulgaria — Samuil redirects here. For the village and municipality in Bulgaria, see Samuil (village). For the Brythonic king ( Samuil of the Britons ), see Sawyl Penuchel. For the Hungarian king, see Samuel Aba. Samuel (Samuil) Tsar (Emperor) of Bulgaria … Wikipedia
Helm's Deep — {|align=right Infobox LOTR place place name = Helm s Deep place alias = place description= Fortress of Rohan place built= Gondor place type = Fortified Valley place realm = Rohan place sub realm = place time= place lord = Kings of Gondor later… … Wikipedia
