enclosure
Americannoun
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something that encloses, as a fence or wall.
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something that is enclosed in or along with something else, as a photograph sent in a letter.
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an area, such as a plot of ground or an indoor surface, surrounded by a fence, rope, or other barrier.
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the separation and appropriation of land by means of a fence.
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an act or instance of enclosing.
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the state of being enclosed.
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Roman Catholic Church. the part of a monastery or convent canonically separated or restricted as the living quarters of the religious, which a person may leave only with special permission or gain entrance to by special dispensation.
noun
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the act of enclosing or state of being enclosed
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a region or area enclosed by or as if by a fence
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the act of appropriating land, esp common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it
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history such acts as were carried out at various periods in England, esp between the 12th and 14th centuries and finally in the 18th and 19th centuries
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a fence, wall, etc, that serves to enclose
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something, esp a supporting document, enclosed within an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
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a section of a sports ground, racecourse, etc, allotted to certain spectators
Other Word Forms
- nonenclosure noun
- preenclosure noun
- semienclosure noun
Etymology
Origin of enclosure
Example Sentences
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A family of beavers has been released into a Lincolnshire river to live in what officials claim is England's largest beaver enclosure.
From BBC
Chickens roam a fenced enclosure, laying eggs that appear in dishes at Sunday brunch.
From Los Angeles Times
Shelter employees had documented Maximus “viciously biting and snapping at people walking past his enclosure,” according to the brief by Horta’s attorneys.
From Los Angeles Times
Reiner made a brief appearance in Los Angeles County Superior Court from inside a clear enclosure, his hair closely cropped and his hands in shackles.
Rejected at birth by his mother, he was initially cared for by zookeepers before being reintroduced to the monkey enclosure.
From Los Angeles Times
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