Surrounded or formed a circle around something; enclosed on all sides.
From Middle English 'encirclen,' combining 'en-' (prefix meaning to put into) and 'circle' (from Latin 'circulus'). First recorded in the 1300s.
Medieval fortifications used the encircled design obsessively—concentric circles of walls meant that if invaders broke through one, they still faced another circle of defense, which is why cities like Carcassonne have walls within walls.
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