envelopment.

1. The surrounding or covering of something by another substance, structure, or influence.

2. A military attack or maneuver that goes around an opposing force to reach its flank or rear.

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Words that belong together

• envelopment in mist
• envelopment by darkness

On the page

The island's envelopment in mist hid even the nearest headland.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular envelopment; plural envelopments. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.