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encircling

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en·cir·cle  (n-sûrkl)
tr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles
1. To form a circle around; surround. See Synonyms at surround.
2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of.
en·circle·ment n.
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Adj.1.encircling - being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting"
skirting
peripheral - on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs"
Translations
encircling [ɪnˈsɜːklɪŋ] ADJ [movement] → envolvente
encircling
n (Mil) → Umfassung f, → Einkreisen nt; (in valley) → Einkesseln nt; (of building) → Umstellung f
adj walls etc → umgebend; hills, forest → umliegend (liter); gloom → allumfassend; encircling war → Einkesselungskrieg m; encircling movement (Mil) → Einkreisungs- or Umfassungsmanöver nt


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It is remarkable how little attention has been paid to encircling barrier-reefs; yet they are truly wonderful structures.
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There was a star upon his forehead, and around his young face there glowed an aureole of gold and roses--to speak figuratively, for the star upon his brow was hope, and the gold and roses encircling his head, a miniature rainbow, were youth and health.
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Two of them clung about her white skirts, the third she took from its nurse and with a thousand endearments bore it along in her own fond, encircling arms.
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