ENCLOSURE Definition & Meaning

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enclosure

[ en-kloh-zher ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

something that encloses, as a fence or wall.
something that is enclosed in or along with something else, as a photograph sent in a letter.
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.
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.

enclosure

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the act of enclosing or state of being enclosed
a region or area enclosed by or as if by a fence
1. the act of appropriating land, esp common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it
2. 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
a fence, wall, etc, that serves to enclose
something, esp a supporting document, enclosed within an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
a section of a sports ground, racecourse, etc, allotted to certain spectators

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First recorded in 1450–1500; enclose + -ure

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That puts capacity strains on the wildlife center because, at some point, every male sea lion will need its own enclosure.

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Electric fencing can be installed around chicken coops and enclosures.

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The circular ditched enclosure was created around 3,200BC, with burials placed within it immediately afterwards.

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He had managed to swoop from his cage when the keeper who cleaned out the enclosure was a little lax in ensuring he'd closed the door properly.

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It's thought that about five hundred beavers already live in England, some in the wild and others in enclosures.

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