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Besieged vs Coupure - What's the difference?

besieged | coupure |

As a verb besieged

is past tense of besiege.

As a noun coupure is

a passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.

besieged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (besiege)

    • besiege

    English

    Verb

    (besieg)
  • (label) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  • To beleaguer, lay siege to, beset.
  • to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.

    • coupure

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fortification) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.
    • (Wilhelm)
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