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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Entanglement

/ĕn-tăng'-gəl-mənt/ · En·tan·gle·ment · IPA /ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/
01 n. State of being entangled; intricate and confused involution; that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.
  1. 1.
    State of being entangled; intricate and confused involution; that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.
  2. 2.
    An extensive low obstacle formed of stakes, stumps, or the like, connected by wires, ropes, or the like.(Mil.)
  3. 3.
    An obstruction of cables and spars across a river or harbor entrance.(Naut.)