encircling
Speech parts
1. encircling - Noun
2. encircling - Adjective
3. encircling - Verb
5. encircling - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
of Encircle
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Examples
his encircling arms
the room's skirting board needs painting
A coral reef encircling much of the island ensures protection for ships and a habitat for fish.
Atmospheres The bands seen in the atmosphere of Jupiter are due to counter-circulating streams of material called zones and belts, encircling the planet parallel to its equator.
A set of brown markers encircling the memorial symbolize the darkness and despair that overcame the ship.
As Herman of Carinthia wrote in one of his translations of a history of al-Andalus, Odo managed a highly successful encircling envelopment which took the attackers totally by surprise—and the result was a chaotic slaughter of the Muslim forces.