exclosure
[ ik-skloh-zher ]
/ ɪkˈskloʊ ʒər /
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noun
an area protected against intruders, as by fences.
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Words nearby exclosure
exclamation mark, exclamation point, exclamatory, exclaustration, exclave, exclosure, excludable, exclude, excluded middle, excluding, exclusion
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Example sentences from the Web for exclosure
The unexpected presence of voles in the short grass exclosure was probably due to two factors.
An upland exclosure containing only short grasses also supported a few voles in 1953.
British Dictionary definitions for exclosure
exclosure
/ (ɪkˈskləʊʒə) /
noun
an area of land, esp in a forest, fenced round to keep out unwanted animals
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