engrossed

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No action was taken so long as the Solarian ships were not menaced, but for eight long months the darting ships hung above the four englobed worlds of Nigra.

From The Black Star Passes by Campbell, John Wood

Fifty-nine of the Traiti warcraft were in positions that englobed a point in space a quarter-million n'liu from a blue-and-white oxygen planet—over forty diameters out, nearly in the orbit of the planet's moon.

From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann

There was a brief flurry of action, the Rebels were englobed, a couple of cruisers drove in, latched onto the helplessly straining Rebel scouts and dragged them into threespace.

From A Question of Courage by Finlay, Virgil

We were part of a broad hemispherical screen surrounding the Cruiser Force which englobed the Line and supply train—the heavies that are the backbone of any fleet.

From A Question of Courage by Finlay, Virgil

The Hermnaen, here, was as vulnerable as the Lindner had been when she was englobed by Arjen's fleet.

From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann