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'Freedom Convoy': Arrests made

Learning English from the News

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What Is Siege, Bitter Divisions and Final Push?

Siege is a noun, and it is spelt s i e g e. It basically refers to operation that prevents a place from receiving any kind of supplies in order to force them to surrender. In british english, we refer to the vehicle as a lorry and the person who drives it is a lorry driver. And you can also call that person an h g v driver. H g v stands for heavy goods vehicle. That's siege, bitter divisions and final push. So our first headline comes from the bankock post, and it reads, police reclaim canada capital after trucka siege ends.

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