verb🔗ShareEinkesseln(of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area."The police were kettling the protesters in the park, preventing them from leaving. "Die Polizei kesselte die Demonstranten im Park ein und verhinderte so, dass sie ihn verließen.policegovernmentlawpoliticsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEinkesselungA crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group."The police used kettling to contain the protestors in the park after the march turned violent. "Die Polizei setzte Einkesselung ein, um die Demonstranten im Park einzuschließen, nachdem der Marsch gewalttätig geworden war.policegovernmentpoliticslawactiongroupsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKesseltreibenThe situation where water gets trapped in the heat exchanger of a boiler (e.g. due to limescale build-up), resulting in knocking sounds as it turns into expanding steam."The loud kettling from the boiler this morning woke up the whole family; we need to call a plumber to check for limescale. "Das laute Kesseltreiben des Boilers heute Morgen weckte die ganze Familie auf; wir müssen einen Klempner rufen, um nach Kalkablagerungen zu suchen.utilitytechnologysoundbuildingmachineenergytechnicalsystemdeviceprocessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading