Both Uses of
encroach
in
Angels & Demons
- Most of these entrances had gone out of use years ago as encroaching buildings and limited real estate relegated side entrances to inconvenient alleyways.†
Chpt 63-64
- As he scanned the piazza and waited, Langdon realized that despite the encroachment of modern buildings, the piazza still looked remarkably elliptical.†
Chpt 89-90 *
Definition:
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(encroach) to gradually take something like control, property, or rights from another