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encircle
/ ɪˈɜːə /
verb
(tr) to form a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround
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Other 51Թ Forms
- encirclement noun
- unencircled adjective
- ˈԳ noun
- ˈԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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Additional firefighters worked the other edges of the field until it was encircled by strips of burned black grass.
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"We are worried about America abandoning us, but at the same time we are worried about being entrapped in American strategy to contain and encircle China", he said.
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So Russia has changed tactics, moving instead to encircle the city, cutting off supply routes.
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"We escaped only minutes before Israeli tanks encircled the area," he said.
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As the earth began to shake around 10 a.m., the elder elephants in the enclosure rushed to encircle the youngsters, the video shows.
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