operational encirclement (English, noun)
expansion: operational encirclement (countable and uncountable, plural operational encirclements)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: a situation of (partial) encirclement where the besieged forces are not yet in imminent danger of destruction or capture, but are unable to organize adequate defence for a longer period of time, especially in such a way that there remains a connection to the rear, which the enemy however can cover with precise artillery fire, severely hampering supply
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: operational encirclements
tags: plural