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    enclosure
    /ɛnˈkləʊʒə/

    noun

    • 1. an area that is surrounded by a barrier: "a deer enclosure" Similar paddockfoldpencompound
    • 2. the state of being enclosed, especially in a religious community: "the nuns kept strict enclosure"

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  2. ENCLOSURE definition: 1. an area surrounded by fences or walls: 2. the act of putting fences around land: 3. something…. Learn more.

  3. 1. : the act or action of enclosing : the quality or state of being enclosed. 2. : something that encloses. 3. : something enclosed. a letter with two enclosures. Synonyms. close. courtyard. patio. quadrangle. yard. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of enclosure in a Sentence.

  4. An enclosure is something that closes you in, like a pen or a cage. When a cobra disappeared from an enclosure at the Bronx Zoo, the entire Reptile House had to be shut down until the snake was found. An enclosure can also be something that's included in an envelope with a cover letter of some sort.

  5. Enclosure is a noun that means an area surrounded by fences or walls, or something extra that is sent in a letter or package. Learn more about the different meanings, synonyms, collocations and translations of enclosure with Cambridge Dictionary.

  6. Enclosure is something that encloses, as a fence or wall, or an area surrounded by a barrier. It can also refer to the separation of land, the living quarters of religious, or the state of being enclosed.

  7. An enclosure is an area of land that is surrounded by a wall or fence and that is used for a particular purpose. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, collocations, and usage of enclosure with Collins English Dictionary.

  8. [uncountable, countable] the act of placing a fence or wall around a piece of land. the enclosure of common land in the seventeenth century. The result of the enclosures was that many countrymen lost their only livelihood.

  9. 1. the act of enclosing or state of being enclosed. 2. a region or area enclosed by or as if by a fence. 3. (Agriculture) a. the act of appropriating land, esp common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it.

  10. Enclosure is an area surrounded by a wall or fence, or something put inside an envelope with a letter. Learn more about the different meanings and uses of enclosure with examples from the corpus.

  11. Enclosure is a noun that means a small area of land with a wall or fence around it. Learn how to say enclosure in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese, with the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary.