entanglement
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entanglement (plural entanglements)
- The state of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.
- That which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.
- Specifically, in fortification, an obstruction placed in front or on the flank of a fortification, to impede an enemy's approach.
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- entanglement in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- entanglement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913