Hypertext Webster Gateway: "entanglement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Entanglement \En*tan"gle*ment\, n.
1. (Mil.) An extensive low obstacle formed of stakes, stumps,
or the like, connected by wires, ropes, or the like.
2. (Naut.) An obstruction of cables and spars across a river
or harbor entrance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Entanglement \En*tan"gle*ment\, n.
State of being entangled; intricate and confused involution;
that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
entanglement
n : an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
[syn: {web}]
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