en·clo·sure

[en-kloh-zher]
noun
1.
something that encloses, as a fence or wall.
2.
something that is enclosed, as a paper sent in a letter.
3.
the separation and appropriation of land by means of a fence.
4.
a tract of land surrounded by a fence.
5.
an act or instance of enclosing.
6.
the state of being enclosed.
7.
Roman Catholic Church. the part of a monastery or convent canonically separated or restricted as the living quarters of the religious, from which a person may leave only with special permission or gain entrance to by special dispensation.
Also, inclosure.

Origin:
1530–40; enclose + -ure; compare Anglo-French enclosure

Related forms
non·en·clo·sure, noun
pre·en·clo·sure, noun
sem·i·en·clo·sure, noun
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enclosure or inclosure (ɪnˈkləʊʒə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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.  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
 
inclosure or inclosure
 
—n

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enclosure
1510s, from enclose + -ure.
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Example sentences
It has fenced a large enclosure for breeding desert bighorn sheep.
The lack of an enclosure has no effect on the basic principles.
After a few seconds, the animal begins to run frantically around the bottom of
  the enclosure.
They put a specially reinforced jumbo-sized mirror into the elephants'
  enclosure.
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