encircling
Forming a ring
Encircling describes something that surrounds or forms a ring around another thing.
It functions as both an adjective and the present participle of encircle.
An encircling wall wraps completely around what it protects or contains.
The term often appears in military contexts, where encircling forces attempt to cut off an enemy's retreat, and in descriptions of physical embrace or geographic features: the encircling mountains created a natural barrier.
Surround to force surrender
- blockadeSealing off a place
- surroundEnclose on every side
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- assaultViolent offensive act
entrenchment · cordon · trenches · storming · bombardment · leaguer · envelopment
Shape's outer edge length
- borderOuter edge or limit
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
rim · fringe · margin · cordon · fence · wall · barrier · enclosure
Curved celestial path
- ringClosed curve shape
- loopCurve closing on itself
- hoopRigid circular frame
- wheelRotating circular frame
spiral · vortex · whirlpool · gyre · cyclone · helix · circuit · revolve
Barred confinement structure
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- restraintControl over impulses
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- captivityState of being confined
enclosure · quarantine · isolation · detention · internment · entrapment · lockdown · bondage
Tight, affectionate clasp
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- holdMaintain in grasp
- enfoldWrap something completely
- wrapEnclose by winding around
cradle · nestle · snuggle · squeeze · cuddle · caress · enclasp · envelop
besiege
Surround to force surrender
- blockadeSealing off a place
- surroundEnclose on every side
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
assault · entrenchment · cordon · trenches · storming · bombardment · leaguer · envelopment
perimeter
Shape's outer edge length
edge · rim · fringe · margin · cordon · fence · wall · barrier · enclosure · outline
orbit
Curved celestial path
wheel · spiral · vortex · whirlpool · gyre · cyclone · helix · circuit · revolve · rotate
cage
Barred confinement structure
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- restraintControl over impulses
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
captivity · enclosure · quarantine · isolation · detention · internment · entrapment · lockdown · bondage · shackles
hug
Tight, affectionate clasp
wrap · cradle · nestle · snuggle · squeeze · cuddle · caress · enclasp · envelop · enwrap
shield
Handheld defensive armor
fortification · bulwark · rampart · palisade · parapet · bastion · stronghold · sanctuary · refuge · haven
radius
Center-to-perimeter distance
inner · outer · around · within · zone · sector · concentric · radial · arc · circumscribe
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- closing innearing, approaching, converging, zeroing in, hemming in
- containingcontaining, enclosing, encasing, wrapping, enveloping
- nearnessnear, nearby, close, adjacent, next to
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity
- maneuveringmaneuvering, positioning, steering, repositioning, pivoting
encirclingbisecting
Dividing into two equal parts
penetrating · piercing · passing through · cutting through · transecting
encirclingreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · dispersing · scattering · liberating · opening
circle, circular, circulate, encircle, circulation, circling, circled, circuitous, encircled