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countersiege

countersiege noun: a siege in response to another siege.

Noun

countersiege (plural countersieges)

  1. A siege in response to another siege.

Forms of countersiege

pluralcountersieges

Origin of countersiege

From counter- + siege.

Questions about countersiege

What does countersiege mean?
Countersiege means a siege in response to another siege.
What part of speech is countersiege?
Countersiege is a noun.
What is the plural of countersiege?
The plural of countersiege is countersieges.

Words near countersiege in the dictionary

  1. countershots
  2. countershout
  3. countershouts
  4. counterside
  5. countersides
  6. countersiege
  7. countersieges
  8. countersign
  9. countersignal
  10. countersignaled
  11. countersignaling

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