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- Dictionaryencircle/ɪnˈsəːkl/
verb
- 1. form a circle around; surround: "the town is encircled by fortified walls"
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5 days ago · Definitions of encirclement. noun. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy. synonyms: blockade. see more.
3 days ago · Scotsmen take the crest from the achievement of their chief and encircle it with a strap and buckle, on which is blazoned the chief’s motto or the clan war cry, to form a badge worn on the bonnet or plaid.
1 day ago · The sine and cosine of an acute angle are defined in the context of a right triangle: for the specified angle, its sine is the ratio of the length of the side that is opposite that angle to the length of the longest side of the triangle (the hypotenuse), and the cosine is the ratio of the length of the adjacent leg to that of the ...
2 days ago · Encircle: To surround or enclose completely. In a metaphorical sense, it can describe being overwhelmed by something, like “He felt encircled by his responsibilities.” Quagmire: A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; a complex or hazardous situation.
17 hours ago · In the post-industrial era, many cities have experienced the decline of heavy industry and traditional manufacturing, leading to the widespread emergence of brownfields. These often cluster geographically, forming “brownfield clusters” characterized by shared spatial and functional traits. Our research examined these phenomena within 10 resource-exhausted cities in China, employing kernel ...
17 hours ago · Kabbalah or Qabalah ( / kəˈbɑːlə, ˈkæbələ / kə-BAH-lə, KAB-ə-lə; Hebrew: קַבָּלָה, romanized : Qabbālā, lit. 'reception, tradition') [1] [a] is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. [2] . A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( מְקוּבָּל, Məqūbbāl, 'receiver'). [2] .
1 day ago · So the strategy was to encircle Israel to build instruments of deterrence and punishment by creating this multi-front scenario where Israel could face attacks from the south, the north, the east ...
