[ noun ]
■ the act of evading by going around
→
circumvention
[ noun ]
■ a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
→
blockade
,
encirclement
[ noun ]
■ the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
→
beleaguering
,
besieging
,
military blockade
,
siege
[ verb ]
■ surround so as to force to give up
e.g.)
・The Turks besieged Vienna
→
beleaguer
,
besiege
,
circumvent
,
hem in
,
surround
[ verb ]
■ extend on all sides of simultaneously
■ encircle
e.g.)
・The forest surrounds my property
→
border
,
environ
,
ring
,
skirt
,
surround
[ verb ]
■ surround completely
e.g.)
・Darkness enclosed him
・They closed in the porch with a fence
→
close in
,
enclose
,
inclose
,
shut in
[ verb ]
■ advance or converge on
e.g.)
・The police were closing in on him
→
close in
,
draw in
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