exclosure

[ ik-skloh-zher ]

noun

1. an area protected against intruders, as by fences.

exclosure

/ ɪkˈskləʊʒə /

noun

1. an area of land, esp in a forest, fenced round to keep out unwanted animals

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclosure¹

1915–20; ex- ¹ + -closure, modeled on enclosure

Example Sentences

A briefing note about the Fences in the Sand study—which is now running those exclosure experiments—put “public sensitivity around the wild horse population” as one of the higher risk factors for the project.

From Popular-Science

The unexpected presence of voles in the short grass exclosure was probably due to two factors.

From Project Gutenberg

An upland exclosure containing only short grasses also supported a few voles in 1953.

From Project Gutenberg