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Encirclement

🔄 Synonyms of "Encirclement"

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Word	Definition
blockadenoun	The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.

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Word	Definition
blockadenoun	The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
containmentnoun	(uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
siegenoun	(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
besiegingnoun	The act by which a place is besieged.
strangleholdnoun	A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.
cordonnoun	A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from 16th c.]
seinenoun	A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
encirclernoun	One who encircles.
cincturenoun	A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
encompassmentnoun	The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
encincturementnoun	The act of encincturing or girding.
circumclusionnoun	The act of enclosing on all sides.
envelopmentnoun	The act of enveloping.
enclosingverb	That which encloses.
circumfluencenoun	A flowing around on all sides; an enclosing with fluid.
enwrapmentnoun	The act of enwrapping; wrapping.
enclosurenoun	(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
encasingverb	That which encases; an outer cover.
englobementnoun	The act of enclosing within, or as if within, a globe.
enclosernoun	More generally, someone or something that encloses something.