n.
1.a city in central New York
2.a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
3.the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
4.the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse
Idiom of the Day
eleventh-hour decision
a decision that is made at the last possible minute
The government made an eleventh-hour decision to save the hospital.