enclosure

Plural: enclosures

Noun

• a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
• the act of enclosing something inside something else
• a naturally enclosed space
• something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
• Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
• The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
• An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
• The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
• The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.
• The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
• The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.

Examples

• At first, untrained horses resist enclosure.
• He faced punishment for creating the fenced enclosure in a public park.
• Strip-farming disappeared after enclosure.
• The enclosure of a photo with your letter is appreciated.
• The enclosure of public land is against the law.
• The experiment requires the enclosure of mercury vapor in a glass tube.
• The glass enclosure holds the mercury vapor.
• The winning horse was first into the unsaddling enclosure.
• There was an enclosure with the letter — a photo.

Synonyms

enclosing, envelopment, inclosure, natural enclosure