kettling

[ ket-ling, ket-l-ing ]

1. a crowd control technique, in which a line of police officers encircles demonstrators and confines them in a contained area known as a kettle:

   Coverage of the protests has focused on the controversial use of kettling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kettling¹

First recorded in 2005–10; kettle ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Christmas Eve is celebrated by a performance known as “tin-kettling,” in which all join.

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