en·clo·sure ( n-kl zh r)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. |
enclosure Noun
1. an area of land enclosed by a fence, wall, or hedge
2. something, such as a cheque, enclosed with a letter
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| Noun | 1. | enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purposearea - 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 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 |
| 3. | enclosure - a naturally enclosed spacecavern - 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 |
Translations
enclosure [ɪnˈkləuʒəʳ] n →
cercado,
recinto;
enclosure [ɪnˈkləuʒəʳ] n →
enceinte f;
enclosure [ɪnˈkləuʒəʳ] enclose
n →
eingefriedeter Bereich m;
enclosure [ɪnˈkləuʒəʳ] n →
recinto;