encirclement
About 0.42 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The act of encircling or the state of being encircled
- noun The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it
Similar words
blockade containment siege besieging stranglehold cordon seine encircler cincture encompassment
Often followed by
of and by was in campaign is at to
Word family
encircle encircled encirclements encircles encircling
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