Envelopment
[en-vel-uh p-muh nt] /ɛnˈvɛl əp mənt/
noun
1.
an act of .
2.
the state of being .
3.
a wrapping or covering.
4.
Military. an attack on an enemy’s flank.
n.
1763, from envelop (v.) + -ment.
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