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- DictionaryEn·clo·sure/enˈklōZHər/
noun
- 1. an area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier: "a deer enclosure"
- 2. the state of being enclosed, especially in a religious community: "the nuns kept strict enclosure"
The meaning of ENCLOSURE is the act or action of enclosing : the quality or state of being enclosed. How to use enclosure in a sentence.
an area, such as a plot of ground or an indoor surface, surrounded by a fence, rope, or other barrier. the separation and appropriation of land by means of a fence. an act or instance of enclosing. the state of being enclosed.
ENCLOSURE definition: 1. an area surrounded by fences or walls: 2. the act of putting fences around land: 3. something…. Learn more.
ENCLOSURE meaning: 1. an area surrounded by fences or walls: 2. the act of putting fences around land: 3. something…. Learn more.
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.
1. something that encloses, as a fence or wall. 2. an enclosed area, esp. a tract of land surrounded by a fence. 3. something enclosed or included, as within a letter.
noun. 1. something that encloses, as a fence or wall. 2. something that is enclosed, as a paper sent in a letter. 3. the separation and appropriation of land by means of a fence. 4. a tract of land surrounded by a fence.
[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.
Enclosure Definition. ĕn-klōzhər. enclosures. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Noun. Filter. noun. enclosures. The act of enclosing. American Heritage. Similar definitions. An enclosing or being enclosed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something enclosed. Webster's New World.
ENCLOSURE meaning: 1 : an area that is surrounded by a wall, fence, etc. an enclosed space; 2 : something that is included with a letter or in a package abbreviation enc. or encl.
