surrounding

Meanings

Verb

• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
• envelop completely
• surround so as to force to give up
• surround with a wall in order to fortify

Adjective Satellite

• closely encircling
  • "the surrounding countryside"

Synonyms

beleaguer, besiege, border, circumferent, circumvent, encompassing, environ, fence, fence in, hem in, palisade, ring, skirt, smother, surround, wall