Definition of Surroundings. Meaning of Surroundings. Synonyms of Surroundings

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Definition of Surroundings

Surrounding
Surrounding Sur*round"ing, a. Inclosing; encircling.
Surrounding
Surrounding Sur*round"ing, n. 1. An encompassing. 2. pl. The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.
Surrounding
Surround Sur*round", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surrounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Surrounding.] [OF. suronder to overflow, LL. superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves, overflow, fr. unda wave. The English sense is due to the influence of E. round. See Super-, and Undulate, and cf. Abound.] 1. To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ. 2. To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall surrounds the city. But could instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me. --Milton. 3. To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world. [Obs.] --Fuller. 4. (Mil.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city. Syn: To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence about.

Meaning of Surroundings from wikipedia

- Surroundings, or environs is an area around a given physical or geographical point or place. The exact definition depends on the field. Surroundings can...
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- Bigham on guitar and keyboards in 1989. The 1991 album The Reality of My Surroundings was a critical and commercial success, reaching #49 on the Billboard...
- Schokland and Surroundings UNESCO World Heritage Site The elevation of the former island is clearly visible Location Noordoostpolder, Netherlands Criteria...
- Open systems have input and output flows, representing exchanges of matter, energy or information with its surroundings....
- The Reality of My Surroundings is the third studio album by the American rock band Fishbone, released on April 23, 1991 through Columbia Records. It was...
- events such as Carnival and pop concerts. The design of the cathedral surroundings has remained a challenge for urban planning. In medieval Cologne, buildings...
- Aerial view of the castle Hollókő, KSH "Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational Scientific...
- thermodynamic system is a body of matter and/or radiation separate from its surroundings that can be studied using the laws of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic systems...