verb🔗ShareОкружать (полиция)(of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area."The police were kettling the protesters in the park, preventing them from leaving. "Полиция окружила демонстрантов в парке, не давая им уйти.policegovernmentlawpoliticsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareОцеплениеA 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. "Полиция применила оцепление, чтобы удержать протестующих в парке после того, как марш перерос в насилие.policegovernmentpoliticslawactiongroupsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareЗастревание воды в теплообменнике котлаThe 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. "Громкое застревание воды в теплообменнике котла этим утром разбудило всю семью; нам нужно вызвать сантехника, чтобы проверить наличие накипи.utilitytechnologysoundbuildingmachineenergytechnicalsystemdeviceprocessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading