Encirclement

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

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