encircling
adjectiveUK /ɪnˈsɜːklɪŋ/
US /ɪnˈsɜːrklɪŋ/
Going all the way around something.
The encircling fence kept the sheep safe inside the field.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Forming a circle around a person or thing.
The dancers moved in an encircling pattern around the fire.
3. The act of putting something all around an area.
Encircling the camp with stones took the whole afternoon.
4. Closing in on all sides, as an army might.
The encircling troops cut off every road out of the town.