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Meanings of encircle by mountains in English

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Usage of encircle by mountains in English
1
Encircled by mountains, watchtowers and wide thorn bushes designed to rip a man to shreds, escape was considered impossible.
The Guardian
2
With a hundred million inhabitants and an area slightly greater than that of France it consists of a prosperous eastern plain encircled by mountains.
Full Circle
3
On the other side of the pass there is a basin encircled by mountains, except to the south-east, where we find an open outlet.
Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...
4
It lay in a basin encircled by mountains, with a narrow valley opening to the south-east, and running off between the hills to the Neckar.
Views A-foot; Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff