enclosure
[ en-kloh-zher ]
/ ɛnˈkloʊ ʒər /
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Also in·clo·sure [in-kloh-zher] /ɪnˈkloʊ ʒər/ .
OTHER WORDS FROM enclosure
non·en·clo·sure, nounpre·en·clo·sure, nounsem·i·en·clo·sure, nounWords nearby enclosure
enclasp, enclave, enclitic, enclose, enclosed order, enclosure, enclosure act, enclothe, encode, encoding, encoignure
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British Dictionary definitions for enclosure
enclosure
inclosure
/ (ɪnˈkləʊʒə) /
noun
the act of enclosing or state of being enclosed
a region or area enclosed by or as if by a fence
- the act of appropriating land, esp common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it
- 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
a fence, wall, etc, that serves to enclose
something, esp a supporting document, enclosed within an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
British a section of a sports ground, racecourse, etc, allotted to certain spectators
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