- ENCIRCLED
Pronunciation: \in-'ser-kel, en-\
Function: transitive verb
to form a circle around : surround
to pass completely around
- ONRUSH
Pronunciation: \-,resh\
Function: noun
a rushing forward or onward
- FENCE
Pronunciation: \'fen(t)s\
Function: noun
archaic : a means of protection : defense
a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary especially : such a barrier made of posts and wire or boards
- SOLDIERS
Pronunciation: \'sōl-jer\
Function: noun
a militant leader, follower, or worker
a: one engaged in military service and especially in the army b: an enlisted man or woman c: a skilled warrior
- SURVEILLANCE
Pronunciation: \ser-'vā-len(t)s also -'vāl-yen(t)s or -'vā-en(t)s\
Function: noun
close watch kept over someone or something
- SNIPE
Pronunciation: \'snīp\
Function: noun
or plural snipe : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the sandpiper family
a contemptible person
- GATE
Pronunciation: \'gāt\
Function: noun
an opening in a wall or fence
a city or castle entrance often with defensive structures
- FEAR
Pronunciation: \'fir\
Function: verb
archaic : frighten
archaic : to feel fear in
to have a reverential awe of
- SETTLEMENTS
Pronunciation: \'se-tel-ment\
Function: noun
the act or process of settling
a: an act of bestowing or giving possession under legal sanction b: the sum, estate, or income secured to one by such a settlement
an agreement composing differences
payment or adjustment of an account
- BOUNDARY
Pronunciation: \'baun-d(e-)rē\
Function: noun
something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent