encirclement
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7.5
- noun
- /ɪnˈsɜrklmənt/
- Specialized
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- During World War II, the encirclement of German troops at Stalingrad prevented their escape and led to a major defeat.
- strategic encirclement
Examples
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If Jordan falls, this will complete the encirclement of Israel by an openly hostile Islamic entity.
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In 1999, belugas were successfully captured using a net encirclement technique.
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There was that, but also the encirclement tactic.
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Over the past 40 years, more than 7 million dolphins have been killed using the encirclement technique, according to Palmer.
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Phoebus then describes two methods of encirclement, which is the next step in the hunt.
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Tehran has viewed this strategic encirclement in the following way.
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Containment was to be defeated by encirclement.
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This advance threatens the entire French right wing with encirclement, and a retreat begins.
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And the Germans started to make one of their famous encirclements to go round on the flank.
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The strategy emphasized rural revolution, establishment of liberated zones, and encirclement of cities.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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5.8
An action that stops people and goods entering or leaving a place, often during war
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7.8
A line of people like police around an area to stop people entering or leaving
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7.4
To surround and attack a place to stop supplies and make those inside give up
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6.7
Soldiers or ships surround a place to stop supplies and force it to give up
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How Isolated
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Etymology
Encirclement comes from en- meaning 'in' and circle meaning 'ring'. A helpful image is putting something 'in a ring' around it, and that is why encirclement means surrounding and isolating an area, for example when an army surrounds a town to cut off supplies.