enclosure

The definition of an enclosure is something that keeps people or things inside.

(noun)

An example of an enclosure is a fenced-in yard.

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See enclosure in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. an enclosing or being enclosed
  2. something that encloses, as a fence, wall, etc.
  3. something enclosed; specif.,
    1. an enclosed place or area
    2. a document, money, etc. enclosed as with a letter
  4. a boxlike container for a speaker (sense )

Origin: ME & OE: see enclose & -ure

See enclosure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. The act of enclosing.
    b. The state of being enclosed.
  2. Something enclosed: a business letter with a supplemental enclosure.
  3. Something that encloses.

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