Home › Words › M › mottimottimotti · noun — encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Finnish motti.nounencirclement; pocket, siege, entrapmentDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.encirclement 55% match — The act of encircling or the state of being encircled vs motti →wagenburg 52% match — A defensive encampment formed of wagons; a laager or corral. vs motti →encircling 51% match — enclosing, skirting vs motti →testudo 50% match — A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads. vs motti →emmantle 49% match — Place around as a fortification vs motti →cavin 49% match — A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place. vs motti →pincer 49% match — Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers. vs motti →circumvallation 48% match — A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended. vs motti →