exclosure

[ ik-skloh-zher ]

/ ɪkˈskloʊ ʒər /

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noun

an area protected against intruders, as by fences.

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Origin of exclosure

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

Words nearby exclosure

exclamation mark, exclamation point, exclamatory, exclaustration, exclave, exclosure, excludable, exclude, excluded middle, excluding, exclusion

How to use exclosure in a sentence

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.
Sable Island’s famous wild horses are at the heart of a conservation controversy|Moira Donovan / Hakai Magazine|August 1, 2022|Popular-Science
The unexpected presence of voles in the short grass exclosure was probably due to two factors.
A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas|Edwin P. Martin
An upland exclosure containing only short grasses also supported a few voles in 1953.
A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas|Edwin P. Martin

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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