Siege

A siege is when an army surrounds a place, like a castle or a city, to stop people inside from getting food and supplies, making it hard for them to stay.

Examples

• During the history lesson, we learned about how ancient castles were often under siege, where enemies surrounded them to cut off supplies and force the people inside to surrender.
• In our video game, we had to defend our fortress from a siege by using clever strategies and teamwork to prevent the opposing team from breaking through our defenses.
• When my brother and I played with our toy soldiers, we pretended that our backyard was under siege, and we built forts to protect our imaginary kingdom from invaders.

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