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Meaning of Encirclement | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ɪnˈsɜː(ɹ)kəlmənt

Definitions

  1. The act of encircling or the state of being encircled
    countable, uncountable
  2. The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إحاطة التّطويق تحويط محاصرة
Bosanski obruč okruženje обруч окружење
Čeština obklíčení
Deutsch Einkesseln Einkesselung Umfassung umzingeln Umzingelung
Ελληνικά περιτριγύρισμα
Suomi motitus motti piiritys saarros saarto ympyröinti
हिन्दी घेर घेरा घेराव
Hrvatski obruč okruženje обруч окружење
Հայերեն շրջափակում
日本語 包囲
한국어 포위
Polski okrążenie otoczenie potrzask
Română încercuire înconjurare
Русский окруже́ние
Српски obruč okruženje обруч окружење
Svenska inringning omringning
Türkçe ihata muhasara
Українська обхідний оточення

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Encirclements encircler Encircles encirclet Encircling Enciso

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