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encircle [ɪnˈsɜ:kl, Am enˈsɜ:r-] VB trans

1. encircle:

encircle

опоя́сывать

encircle

огора́живать

2. encircle MIL:

encircle

окружа́ть

encircle

оцепля́ть

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This important maritime city was encircled by an obsolete fortress system that could not withstand even 6-inch shells. en.wikipedia.org

The globe is encircled by six major wind belts, three in each hemisphere. en.wikipedia.org

The town was to be encircled but not occupied. en.wikipedia.org

He also realized that the nationalists were encircling his troops, which were in danger of being wiped out. en.wikipedia.org

The pith is encircled by a ring of xylem; the xylem, in turn, is encircled by a ring of phloem. en.wikipedia.org

It is said that if the steps are put end to end it would encircle half the globe. en.wikipedia.org

They seem to have been unable to really participate in the battle, having soon been encircled by the victorious enemy horsemen. en.wikipedia.org

The stem has distinctive horizontal marks, or scars, which often encircle the trunk. en.wikipedia.org

Rising to a height of 104 ft, it encircles an area of 195 ft. en.wikipedia.org

The entablature is the major horizontal structural element supporting the roof and encircling the entire building. en.wikipedia.org

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