einkesseln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- besiege verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- encirclement noun The act of encircling or the state of being encircled
Senses
einkesseln is used for these senses in English:
- besiege (transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- bottle up To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.
- encirclement (military) The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it
besiege — full definition
- verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- verb To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
- verb To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
encirclement — full definition
- noun The act of encircling or the state of being encircled
- noun The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it