siege
SIEGE noun
[ C,U ] uk/siːdʒ/ usa period when an army or the police stand around a building or city to stop supplies from entering it, in order to force the people inside to stop fighting
осада
The city is under siege from rebel forces.
a period when an army or the police stand around a building or city to stop supplies from entering it, in order to force the people inside to stop fighting
осада
The city is under siege from rebel forces.