encirclement
pronunciation
How to pronounce encirclement in British English:
UK [ɪn'sɜ:klmənt]
How to pronounce encirclement in American English:
US [ɪn'sɜklmənt]
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- Noun:
- a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
Word Origin
- encirclement (n.)
- 1809, from encircle + -ment.
Example
- 1. India also fears encirclement , and with reason .
- 2. That has the indians fearing encirclement .
- 3. And so the obama visit is likely only to deepen the chinese feeling of creeping encirclement .
- 4. Pakistan fears encirclement by india and its ally .
- 5. The usredirected its troops to strengthen its strategic encirclement of china andrussia .