prolonged siege

collocation in English

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prolonged
adjective
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/prəˈlɒŋd/us
/prəˈlɑːŋd/
continuing for a ...
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siege
noun[C or U]
uk
/siːdʒ/us
/siːdʒ/
the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those ...
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Some of the complaints, in regard for example to food and clothing, related to deficiencies which were the result of theprolongedsiegeand were in process of being remedied.
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The fort was built above a subterranean stream that ensured a permanent supply of water when subjected to aprolongedsiege.
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Getting wary because of casualties, successive failures and demoralisation among the attacking troops, he decided to starve out the garrison by aprolongedsiege.
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After aprolongedsiegethey took the city and re-fortified it effectively.
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After the battering ram plot is foiled, aprolongedsiegeensues.
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Unprepared for aprolongedsiege, the king was forced to withdraw from the region.
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A castle that once could only be captured after aprolongedsiegefell after a few days from cannon bombardment.
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They did not, however, have the original purpose of being a structure able to resist aprolongedsiegeor bombardment.
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In one corner of this room there is a deep cistern which was designed to supply the occupants with ample water in the event of aprolongedsiege.
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After aprolongedsiege, the city fell.
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A deep well, later on becoming a source of am imaginary story, was dug out as main water supply for the troopers in case ofprolongedsiege.
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Moreover, he said it would be better to make for a nearby legion and face the trouble with their comrades than to risk famine through aprolongedsiege.
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An attacker, aware of a prolonged siege's great cost in time, money and lives, might offer generous terms to a defender who surrendered quickly.
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