envelopment

[ en-vel-uhp-muhnt ]

/ ɛnˈvɛl əp mənt /

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noun

an act of enveloping.

the state of being enveloped.

a wrapping or covering.

Military. an attack on an enemy's flank.

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Origin of envelopment

First recorded in 1755–65; envelop + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM envelopment

pre·en·vel·op·ment, noun

Words nearby envelopment

enuresis, env., envelop, envelope, envelope chemise, envelopment, envenom, Enver Pasha, enviable, envier, envious

How to use envelopment in a sentence

Enveloping attacks result in local frontal attacks; advantage of envelopment.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
They performed an envelopment of the gentlemen and ladies, including the two young women.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
The advantage of envelopment lies in the longer concentric line, with its preponderance of rifles and its converging fire.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911|United States War Department
An envelopment of both flanks should never be attempted without a very decided superiority in numbers.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911|United States War Department

This met and grew by the help of the cerebral moisture, and became the circular envelopment of the head.
Timaeus|Plato