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surrounding
[ adj ]
closely encircling
<adj.all>
encompassing mountain rangesthe surrounding countryside




Surrounding \Sur*round"ing\, a.
Inclosing; encircling.


Surrounding \Sur*round"ing\, n.
1. An encompassing.

2. pl. The things which surround or environ; external or
attending circumstances or conditions.


Surround \Sur*round"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surrounded}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Surrounding}.] [OF. suronder to overflow, LL.
superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves,
overflow, fr. unda wave. The English sense is due to the
influence of E. round. See {Super-}, and {Undulate}, and cf.
{Abound}.]
1. To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.

2. To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall
surrounds the city.

But could instead, and ever-during dark
Surrounds me. --Milton.

3. To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to
surround the world. [Obs.] --Fuller.

4. (Mil.) 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.