The term 'encircled' can be defined as being surrounded or ENCLOSED by a boundary. This is reflected in the crossword solutions RESTRICTED (10 letters), LIMITED (7 letters), ENCLOSED (8 letters), BOUND (5 letters), GIRT (4 letters), ORBED (5 letters), GIRDED (6 letters), HOOPED (6 letters), RIMMED (6 letters), TWINED (6 letters), GIRDLED (7 letters), CLOSEDIN (8 letters) and COMPASSED (9 letters). All of these words describe the action of being surrounded or ENCLOSED by a boundary, either literally or figuratively.