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enclosed space

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Noun1.enclosed space - space that is surrounded by something
cavity
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"
hollow - a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
sac, sack, pocket, pouch - an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
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On the 4th of November fifty workmen commenced digging, in the very center of the enclosed space on the summit of Stones Hill, a circular hole sixty feet in diameter.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
The northern access to the lists terminated in a similar entrance of thirty feet in breadth, at the extremity of which was a large enclosed space for such knights as might be disposed to enter the lists with the challengers, behind which were placed tents containing refreshments of every kind for their accommodation, with armourers, tarriers, and other attendants, in readiness to give their services wherever they might be necessary.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
Father Brown found Flambeau and some six other people standing round the enclosed space into which the lift commonly descended.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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