BESETMENT
Etymology
Noun
besetment (countable and uncountable, plural besetments)
The state of being beset.
A common threat to icebreakers is besetment, where they are trapped in the ice and unable to ram the ice to escape.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*set"ment, n.
Definition: The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin. "Fearing a besetment." Kane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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