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Definition of Engulphed
1. engulph [v] - See also: engulph
Lexicographical Neighbors of Engulphed
Literary usage of Engulphed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Geology: Or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1889)
"Forty villages were destroyed, some being engulphed and some covered by the
substances thrown out on this occasion, and 2957 of the inhabitants perished. ..."
2. A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Comprising Recollections, Sketches, and by Alphonse de Lamartine (1838)
"... sank into it up to his belly, and I had every fear of being engulphed myself.
I retraced my steps, and alighting, approached the shore on foot. ..."
3. Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Norfolk and Vicinity: Including by William S. Forrest (1853)
"... of the Scenery—A Ship at Sea —Becalmed—A Storm-cloud Rises—Wind and Ocean at
War—The Ship and Passengers in Danger—The Ship engulphed—The Calm—Height, ..."
4. Principles of Geology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the by Charles Lyell (1832)
"... two obelisks—Alternate opening and closing of fissures—Cause of this
phenomenon—Large edifices engulphed —Dimensions of new caverns and fissures—Gradual ..."
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