Both Uses of
siege
in
Atlas Shrugged
- They seemed to have subdued the hoodlums inside the mills, and only the siege at the front gate remained to be beaten.†
Chpt 3.6 *
- The siege of the gate appeared to be ebbing, as if the spine of the mob had been broken.†
Chpt 3.6
Definition:
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(siege) 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