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circling the wagonsnoun
Agreeing on a defensive strategy against criticism or a similar attack.
Etymology: From the practice in the Wild West of drawing the wagons of a wagon-train into a circle to protect against attack from Indians, and also to keep cattle and other livestock within.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of circling the wagons in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of circling the wagons in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of circling the wagons in a Sentence
Blake Wheeler and Drew Stafford:
It starts with Pav in net making some unbelievable saves, there seemed to be a couple times we were circling the wagons in our own end. On special teams he was able to stop the play, kill the play, and we were able to catch our breath, get a little bit of that momentum back.
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