What is to inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city called?
surround — (Mil.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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