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Encirclement
//ɪnˈsɜː(ɹ)kəlmənt// noun
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Noun
- 1 The act of encircling or the state of being encircled countable, uncountable
- 2 a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy wordnet
- 3 The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it countable, uncountable
"Not only did it give the Russians an abiding fear of encirclement, whether by nomadic hordes or by nuclear-missile sites, but it also launched them on their relentless drive eastwards and southwards into Asia, and eventually collision with the British in India."
Etymology
From encircle + -ment.
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