English Dictionary

encirclement

noun

The act of encircling or the state of being encircled / (military) The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it

The encirclement of the city was completed by the enemy forces.

意味（1）

The act of encircling or the state of being encircled

意味（2）

(military) The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it

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.