encircled

Adjective
Synonyms: surrounded

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. confined on all sides“a camp surrounded by enemies”“the encircled pioneers”Synonyms: surrounded
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Encircle \En*cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encircled; p. pr. & vb. n. Encircling.] [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF. encercler.] To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city. [1913 Webster]

Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.

Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose. [1913 Webster]


enclosed \enclosed\ adj. surrounded or closed in, usually on all sides. Opposite of unenclosed. [Narrower terms: basined; capsulate, capsulated; closed, closed in(predicate); coarctate; confined, fenced in, penned; embedded, fixed; embedded, surrounded; encircled; enveloped; fogbound; self-enclosed; surrounded, encircled] [WordNet 1.5]
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