encirclement

Questions about encirclement

What does encirclement mean?

encirclement means "a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy".

How many syllables are in encirclement?

encirclement has 4 syllables: en-cir-cle-ment. The stress falls on "cir". In IPA it is /ɛnˈsɝkəlmənt/.

What is another word for encirclement?

Close synonyms include blockade. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is encirclement a common word?

encirclement is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.