Encounter and Siege

Encounter

Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.

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Siege and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Siege" instead a noun "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

Siege noun - A sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder.

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Encounter and siege are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead a noun "Siege".

Nearby Words: sieged, sieging

particular	particular encounter	particular siege
typical	typical encounter	typical siege
direct	direct encounter	direct siege
original	original encounter	original siege
Other adjectives: initial, proper, nasty, actual, entire, violent, new, early, past, last, earlier, previous, aforementioned, climactic.

The only notable they encounter purely by chance is when Rebecca saves (and ultimately adopts) an infant during the siege of Amsterdam, only to learn that his name is Benedito de Espinosa.

Source: Literature / 1632
Anachronism Stew: Aside from the whole "ninjas with guns" thing, you encounter clattering "puppet soldiers" with katanas at a couple points, along with a few siege towers in one stage that have rotating cannons.

Source: Video Game / Ninja Assault
The Klaxxi Paragons encounter in Siege of Orgrimmar consists of fighting nine mini-bosses.

Source: Wolfpack Boss

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