Encirclement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnsˈɜːkəlmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/djuːplˈɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djuːplˈɪʃəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛnsˈɜːkəlmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blockade

Word Forms

blockade	verb	impose a blockade on
encircle	verb	form a circle around

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einkreisung

eine Kriegsmaßnahme, die einen für den Feind wichtigen Bereich isoliert

🇫🇷French

encerclement

une mesure de guerre qui isole une zone importante pour l'ennemi

🇪🇸Spanish

circunvalación

Medida de guerra que aísla alguna zona de importancia para el enemigo.

🇮🇹Italian

accerchiamento

una misura di guerra che isola alcune aree importanti per il nemico

🇳🇱Dutch

omsingeling

een oorlogsmaatregel die een gebied van belang voor de vijand isoleert

🇵🇹Portuguese

cerco

uma medida de guerra que isola alguma área de importância para o inimigo

🇷🇺Russian

окружение

военная мера, которая изолирует некоторую область, важную для противника

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घेरा

एक युद्ध उपाय जो दुश्मन के लिए महत्व के कुछ क्षेत्र को अलग करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘেরা

একটি যুদ্ধের পরিমাপ যা শত্রুর কাছে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কিছু এলাকাকে বিচ্ছিন্ন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றிவளைத்தல்

எதிரிக்கு முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்த சில பகுதியை தனிமைப்படுத்தும் ஒரு போர் நடவடிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

చుట్టుముట్టడం

శత్రువుకు కొంత ప్రాముఖ్యత ఉన్న ప్రాంతాన్ని వేరుచేసే యుద్ధ కొలత

🇮🇳Marathi

घेराव

एक युद्ध उपाय जे शत्रूसाठी काही महत्त्वाच्या क्षेत्राला वेगळे करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘેરાવ

એક યુદ્ધ માપ જે દુશ્મન માટે મહત્વના અમુક વિસ્તારને અલગ પાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಯುವಿಕೆ

ಶತ್ರುಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯ ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸುವ ಯುದ್ಧದ ಕ್ರಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വലയം

ശത്രുവിന് പ്രാധാന്യമുള്ള ചില മേഖലകളെ ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരു യുദ്ധ നടപടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੇਰਾਬੰਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਯੁੱਧ ਉਪਾਅ ਜੋ ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ ਲਈ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਖੇਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਅਲੱਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھیراؤ

ایک جنگی اقدام جو دشمن کے لیے اہمیت کے حامل کسی علاقے کو الگ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

包围圈

隔离某些对敌人重要的地区的战争措施

🇯🇵Japanese

包囲

敵にとって重要な地域を孤立させる戦争措置

🇰🇷Korean

포위

적에게 중요한 일부 지역을 고립시키는 전쟁 조치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bao vây

một biện pháp chiến tranh nhằm cô lập một số khu vực quan trọng đối với kẻ thù

🇹🇭Thai

ล้อมรอบ

มาตรการสงครามที่แยกพื้นที่ที่มีความสำคัญต่อศัตรูออกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengepungan

tindakan perang yang mengisolasi beberapa area penting bagi musuh

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkubkob

isang panukalang digmaan na naghihiwalay sa ilang lugar na mahalaga sa kaaway

🇲🇾Malay

pengepungan

langkah perang yang mengasingkan beberapa kawasan yang penting kepada musuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطويق

إجراء حربي يعزل بعض المناطق ذات الأهمية للعدو

🇮🇷Persian

احاطه کردن

یک اقدام جنگی که برخی از مناطق مهم را برای دشمن منزوی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kuşatma

düşman için önemli bir alanı izole eden bir savaş önlemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

כיתור

אמצעי מלחמה המבודד אזור כלשהו בעל חשיבות לאויב

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