enclosure (redirected from inclosures)

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

Noun

1. an area of land enclosed by a fence, wall, or hedge

2. something, such as a cheque, enclosed with a letter

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)

Translations

enclosure [ɪnˈkləuʒəʳ] n → cercado, recinto;

(COMM) → carta adjunta

enclosure [ɪnˈkləuʒəʳ] n → enceinte f;

(in letter etc) → annexe f

enclosure [ɪnˈkləuʒəʳ] enclose n → eingefriedeter Bereich m;

(in letter etc) → Anlage f

enclosure [ɪnˈkləuʒəʳ] n → recinto;

(COMM) → allegato