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en·clo·sure  (n-klzhr)

n.

1.

a. The act of enclosing.

b. The state of being enclosed.

2. Something enclosed: a business letter with a supplemental enclosure.

3. Something that encloses.

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enclosure, inclosure [ɪnˈkləʊʒə]

n

1. the act of enclosing or state of being enclosed

2. a region or area enclosed by or as if by a fence

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)

a.  the act of appropriating land, esp common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it

b.  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

4. a fence, wall, etc., that serves to enclose

5. something, esp a supporting document, enclosed within an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter

6. Brit a section of a sports ground, racecourse, etc., allotted to certain spectators

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" cage, coop - an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area, hold - the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo catchall - an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space compound - an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) dock - an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial echo chamber - an enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound lock chamber, lock - enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it nacelle - a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine pen - an enclosure for confining livestock pit - an enclosure in which animals are made to fight playpen, pen - a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play plenum - an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside dog pound, pound - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" niche, recess - an enclosure that is set back or indented vivarium - an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions yard - an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
	2.	enclosure - the act of enclosing something inside something else enclosing, envelopment, inclosure intromission, insertion, introduction - the act of putting one thing into another boxing, packing - the enclosure of something in a package or box encasement, incasement - the act of enclosing something in a case
	3.	enclosure - a naturally enclosed space natural enclosure cavern - any large dark enclosed space; "his eyes were dark caverns" matrix - an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb) space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
	4.	enclosure - something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter inclosure document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

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enclosure

noun compound, yard, pen, fold, ring, paddock, pound, coop, sty, stockade This enclosure was so vast that the outermost wall could hardly be seen.

Translations

enclosure [ɪnˈkləʊʒəʳ] N

1. (= act) → cercamiento m

2. (= place) → recinto m; (at racecourse) → reservado m

3. (in letter) → anexo m

enclosure [ɪnˈkləʊʒə^r] n

[land] → enceinte f royal enclosure, winner's enclosure

(in letter) → annexe f, pièce f jointe

enclosure

n

(= ground enclosed) → eingezäuntes Grundstück or Feld, Einfriedung f; (for animals) → Gehege nt; the enclosure (on racecourse) → der Zuschauerbereich

(act) → Einzäunung f, → Einfried(ig)ung f (geh)

(= fence etc) → Umzäunung f; enclosure wall → Umfassungsmauer f

(= document etc enclosed) → Anlage f

enclosure [ɪnˈkləʊʒəʳ] n (act) → recinzione f; (place) → recinto; (at racecourse) → tondino; (in letter) → allegato