encirclement
Translation
encirclement, surrounding
Examples
The army's encirclement of the city was complete.
The army's encirclement of the city was complete.
They feared the political encirclement by their rivals.
They feared the political encirclement by their rivals.
Grammar Patterns
((of sth./sb.)) the act of surrounding (sth./sb.) The encirclement of the city took weeks.
Similar Words
Synonyms: surrounding, siege; Antonyms: liberation, escape
Etymology
From the prefix 'en-' (in, into) + 'circle' + the noun-forming suffix '-ment'. Literally, the action of putting into a circle.
Memory Tips
Visualize an army forming a 'circle' 'in' and around a city to trap it.