[ɛnklˈə͡ʊʒə], [ɛnklˈəʊʒə], [ɛ_n_k_l_ˈəʊ_ʒ_ə]
Definitions of enclosure
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the act of enclosing something inside something else
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a naturally enclosed space
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artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose
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something ( usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
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Inclosure. See Inclosure.
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The act of enclosing; that which encloses or is enclosed. Inclosure.
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That which encloses or is enclosed; space enclosed; common land when enclosed and appropriated; also spelt with in, as inclose.
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Usage examples for enclosure
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Meantime, Marcia has torn open her envelope, and read its enclosure – Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
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A group of several young men entered the enclosure of the court- house together, and from their clothes and appearance I recognized them as the reporters from Louisville and Lexington. – The Portal of Dreams by Charles Neville Buck
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Here he is, he continued, as we made our way into the weighing enclosure where only owners and their friends find admittance. – Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Having adjusted himself comfortably at the central desk, he directed the clerk, who sat in an enclosure behind him, to open the court. – Terry's Trials and Triumphs by J. Macdonald Oxley
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Something had entered the enclosure like a bullet fired from a gun. – The Lost Trail by Edward S. Ellis
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After the first ten thousand had been so measured a fence was put where the circle had been, and the subsequent ten thousands were driven into the enclosure – Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan
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On the third day I had taken the precaution to throw out in the inside of our enclosure a sort of open fence, on which I could put the wet boards to dry, which at first I had placed on our side fence. – The-Brick-Moon-and-Other-Stories by Hale, Edward Everett
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For a fortnight we were unable to go beyond the hospital enclosure – The New Book Of Martyrs by Georges Duhamel
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The basement laundry leads directly into a large drying yard which was the original enclosure for the cows and is surrounded by the same wall of field stone. – Remodeled Farmhouses by Mary H. Northend
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The hens lay the whole year round, and no special house is needed for them, an enclosure is enough. – Letters of Anton Chekhov by Anton Chekhov Translated by Constance Garnett
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He goes through some training, and as a test of his capacity is required by his teacher to tell at a glance the number of posts in an enclosure which he has not seen before. – The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. Russell
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When they had finished their smoke they started back to their shelter, the middle rock of the enclosure – The Free Range by Francis William Sullivan
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A low wall surmounted by a balustrade of cedar- wood separated this sacred enclosure from a court to which the people were permitted to have free access. – History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 6 (of 12) by G. Maspero
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This party had no sooner taken possession of the place assigned to them than the second group began to enter the enclosure – The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Julia Pardoe
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The day's work is over for those who are lying in the peaceful enclosure – Old Kensington by Miss Thackeray
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Two hundred and ten yards of palisades formed the sufficient enclosure – Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam by John S. C. Abbott
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At any rate I remember two of our young friends brought up here a good many years ago, and I understand that there is one path across the enclosure which a young man must not ask a young woman to take with him unless he means business, for an action will hold- for breach of promise, if she consents to accompany him, and he chooses to forget his obligations: Our two young people stood at the western edge of the little pool, studying astronomy in the reflected firmament. – The Complete PG Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (The Physician and Poet not the Jurist)
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But pardon me, how came you in this enclosure – Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion by St. George Tucker
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The Turks probably never had more than a small post in the enclosure but they were able to keep up a good fire from their positions behind it and its daily capture caused an enormous amount of noise, if little else. – The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by F.L. Morrison
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An altar was found standing in a small enclosure surrounded by a kind of curb. – History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery by L.W. King and H.R. Hall