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Explore Envelopment through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like enclosure or enclosing. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Envelopment in a sentence

Related words

Envelopment | Envelopes | Enveloped | Enveloping | Envelop | Envelops

Envelopment meaning

  1. The act of enveloping.
  2. That which envelops; a covering.
  3. An offensive action in which an attacking force moves over or around the enemy and attacks from the rear; see also pincer movement.

Synonyms of Envelopment

enclosure enclosing inclosure insertion introduction intromission

Related words

Other words often associated with Envelopment or its synonyms:

document movement papers unveiling beginning debut presentation artifact interpolation commencement launching subdivision

Using Envelopment

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act of enveloping. | That which envelops; a covering. | An offensive action in which an attacking force moves over or around the enemy and attacks from the rear; see also pincer movement.
  • Useful related words include: enclosure, enclosing, inclosure, insertion.
  • In the example corpus, envelopment often appears in combinations such as: double envelopment, an envelopment.

Context around Envelopment

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

double 3× encircling 1× escape 1× single 1×

Often after:

tactic 1× followed 1×

Sentence patterns with Envelopment

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a double envelopment and destroyed 1× bold double envelopment of lee 1× focus on envelopment to create 1× organised an envelopment followed by 1× own single envelopment e 1× successful encircling envelopment which took 1× the double envelopment at cannae 1× threatened with envelopment the prussian 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as herman of 1× earth was therefore 1× hannibal capitalized on 1× hannibal is generally 1× hooker s second 1× sometimes the establishment 1×

Common sentence endings:

across the nebel 1× broad front annihilation 1× combat could occur 1× its present level 1× lee s army 1× of tactical brilliance 1×

Words around Envelopment

Just before it in the word index:

enveloping 53 envelopes 191 enveloped 108 envelope 610 envelop 32 envela 3

Just after it in the word index:

envelops 18 envenomation 3 envenoming 2 enver 14 envers 2 envestnet 135

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Envelopment

  • In this selection, "envelopment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, double, encircling, escape, tactic and followed stand out and add context to how "envelopment" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a double envelopment and destroyed and bold double envelopment of lee. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "envelopment" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with envelopment

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Wehrmacht strategy was more in line with Vernichtungsgedanken a focus on envelopment to create pockets in broad-front annihilation. (20 words)

Hooker's second plan was to launch both his cavalry and infantry simultaneously in a bold double envelopment of Lee's army. (22 words)

Sometimes, the establishment of a strong, hidden force behind a weak flank will prevent your opponent from carrying out their own single envelopment (e. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

As Herman of Carinthia wrote in one of his translations of a history of al-Andalus, Odo managed a highly successful encircling envelopment which took the attackers totally by surprise—and the result was a chaotic slaughter of the Muslim forces. (41 words)

Earth was, therefore, once expected to escape envelopment by the expanded Sun's outer atmosphere, though most, if not all, remaining life would have been destroyed by the Sun's increased luminosity (peaking at about 5,000 times its present level). (41 words)

The plan was similar to the one Zhukov had used to achieve victory at Khalkhin Gol three years before, where he had sprung a double envelopment and destroyed the 23rd Division of the Japanese army. (35 words)

Example sentences (10)

As Herman of Carinthia wrote in one of his translations of a history of al-Andalus, Odo managed a highly successful encircling envelopment which took the attackers totally by surprise—and the result was a chaotic slaughter of the Muslim forces.

Earth was, therefore, once expected to escape envelopment by the expanded Sun's outer atmosphere, though most, if not all, remaining life would have been destroyed by the Sun's increased luminosity (peaking at about 5,000 times its present level).

Hannibal capitalized on Varro's eagerness and drew him into a trap by using an envelopment tactic that eliminated the Roman numerical advantage by shrinking the surface area where combat could occur.

Hannibal is generally regarded as one of the best military strategists and tacticians of all time, the double envelopment at Cannae an enduring legacy of tactical brilliance.

Hooker's second plan was to launch both his cavalry and infantry simultaneously in a bold double envelopment of Lee's army.

Sometimes, the establishment of a strong, hidden force behind a weak flank will prevent your opponent from carrying out their own single envelopment (e.

The plan was similar to the one Zhukov had used to achieve victory at Khalkhin Gol three years before, where he had sprung a double envelopment and destroyed the 23rd Division of the Japanese army.

The Wehrmacht strategy was more in line with Vernichtungsgedanken a focus on envelopment to create pockets in broad-front annihilation.

Tincey: Blenheim 1704: The Duke of Marlborough's Masterpiece, p. 67 However, without cavalry support, and threatened with envelopment, the Prussian and Danish infantry were in turn forced to pull back across the Nebel.

To fight the battle, Cromwell organised an envelopment followed by a multi pronged coordinated attack on Worcester which involved his forces attacking from three directions with two rivers partitioning his force.

Common combinations with envelopment

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "envelopment" in a sentence?
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What does "envelopment" mean?
Envelopment means: The act of enveloping.
What are synonyms of "envelopment"?
Common synonyms of "envelopment" include: enclosure, enclosing, inclosure, insertion, introduction, intromission.
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