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encirclement|ɛnˈsɜːk(ə)lmənt|
[f. encircle v. + -ment.]
The act or fact of encircling or of being encircled: used esp. with reference to countries that believe themselves to be surrounded by hostile nations.
1919G. B. Shaw Peace Conference Hints ii. 20 The famous encirclement (Einkreisung) which was the masterstroke of the Allied strategy. 1920H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. 456/2 Their [sc. the French] government set about the encirclement of the colonies and their subjugation in a terrifyingly systematic manner. 1927Observer 24 July 14/2 A ring of Verey lights..that exaggerated..the encirclement and nearly completed it. 1940Ann. Reg. 1939 63 The Reich Government in official declarations raised the cry of ‘encirclement’, and accused Great Britain of planning the destruction of German trade. 1957Times 11 May 6/2 The threat of attack by Israel to prevent her encirclement by an Arab federation bent on her destruction. 1966Listener 10 Mar. 339/2 The Chinese now see their encirclement by what they like to call ‘imperialist’ intrigues. 1967S. Beckett Eh Joe 38 E [camera] now begins a much wider encirclement. |
