raid [raids](attack for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering) noun [UK: reɪd] [US: ˈreɪd]
siege [sieges](military blockade of settlement) noun [UK: siːdʒ] [US: ˈsiːdʒ]Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks. = Verdun había resistido un asedio de diez semanas.
arma de asedionoun {f}
siege engine(large weapon of war to batter fortifications) noun