encirclement

confinements

kənˈfʌɪnmənt

noun

the action of confining or state of being confined.

he was immediately released from his confinement

imprisonment,internment,incarceration,custody,captivity,detention,restraint,arrest,house arrest,thraldom,thrall,duress,durance,penning,caging,locking up,walling in/up,enclosure,encirclement,surrounding,encompassment,quarantine,corralling,immurement

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confinement

kənˈfʌɪnmənt

noun

the action of confining or state of being confined.

he was immediately released from his confinement

imprisonment,internment,incarceration,custody,captivity,detention,restraint,arrest,house arrest,thraldom,thrall,duress,durance,penning,caging,locking up,walling in/up,enclosure,encirclement,surrounding,encompassment,quarantine,corralling,immurement

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blockades

blɒˈkeɪd

noun

an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

they voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions

siege,beleaguerment,encirclement,investment,besiegement,barricade,barrier,roadblock,obstacle,obstruction,impediment,bulwark,block,hindrance,check,deterrent,hurdle

verb

seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

the authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital

barricade,close up,block off,shut off,seal,bar,besiege,lay siege to,beleaguer,beset,surround,invest

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blockade

blɒˈkeɪd

noun

an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

they voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions

siege,beleaguerment,encirclement,investment,besiegement,barricade,barrier,roadblock,obstacle,obstruction,impediment,bulwark,block,hindrance,check,deterrent,hurdle

verb

seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

the authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital

barricade,close up,block off,shut off,seal,bar,besiege,lay siege to,beleaguer,beset,surround,invest

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beleaguerment

/bɪˈliːɡəmənt/

noun

Aggressive pressure or intimidation.

an atmosphere of fear and beleaguerment

blockade,beleaguerment,encirclement

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