4. (Mil.)
Defn: 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.
Syn.
— To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence about.
SURROUND
Sur*round", n.
Defn: A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc. [U.S.] Baird.
SURROUNDING
Sur*round"ing, a.
Defn: Inclosing; encircling.
SURROUNDING
Sur*round"ing, n.
1. An encompassing.
2. pl.