exclosure

[ik-skloh-zher]

noun

an area protected against intruders, as by fences.

Origin of exclosure

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

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British Dictionary definitions for exclosure

exclosure

noun

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

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