Engulfment

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of engulfing, or the state of being engulfed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A swallowing up as if in a gulf.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of engulfing
  • Word Usage
    "She is indeed "the indispensable ally" and partner of the American Republic and of all free nations, and need never fear any kind of engulfment because her population is relatively small."
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