to contain demonstrators for hours in a confined spot. This tactic, known as kettling, is seen by some as an attempt to prevent people lawfully demonstrating.
A kettle is a metal pot for boiling or cooking things in. Put the meat into a small kettle
(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
A kettle is a covered container that you use for boiling water. It has a handle, and a spout for the water to come out of. I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea. A kettle of water is the amount of water contained in a kettle. Pour a kettle of boiling water over the onions
A surface depression, formed by large, detached blocks of melting ice that were buried with sand and gravel As the ice melted, the other material collapsed, leaving a crater-like depression Some kettles are more than 100 feet deep Kettles can be found in many areas along the Trail
A shallow basin or bowl shaped depression formed when a large block of ice is buried in outwash or diamicton during ablation Upon melting and dewatering of the sediment, the hole left by the block may become a kettle-lake or a kettle-depression