envelopment

Etymology

French enveloppement

noun

  1. The act of enveloping.
  2. That which envelops; a covering.
  3. (military) An offensive action in which an attacking force moves over or around the enemy and attacks from the rear; see also pincer movement.
  4. (fencing) An action to seize the opponent's blade in one line and lead it (without losing contact) through a full circle to end in the same line.

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/envelopment), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.