encirclement

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈsɜːrklmənt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈsɜːklmənt/
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noun
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When something is completely surrounded by other things, like a circle around it.

The soldiers created an encirclement around the castle to capture the enemy inside.

translation

n. When something is completely surrounded by other things, like a circle around it.

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Plural encirclements