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- Dictionaryenclosure/ɛnˈkləʊʒə/
noun
- 1. an area that is surrounded by a barrier: "a deer enclosure" Similar
- 2. the state of being enclosed, especially in a religious community: "the nuns kept strict enclosure"
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ENCLOSURE definition: 1. an area surrounded by fences or walls: 2. the act of putting fences around land: 3. something…. Learn more.
The meaning of ENCLOSURE is the act or action of enclosing : the quality or state of being enclosed. How to use enclosure in a sentence.
noun. the act of enclosing or state of being enclosed. a region or area enclosed by or as if by a fence. the act of appropriating land, esp common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it.
ENCLOSURE meaning: 1. an area surrounded by fences or walls: 2. the act of putting fences around land: 3. something…. Learn more.
An enclosure is something that closes you in, like a pen or a cage. When a cobra disappeared from an enclosure at the Bronx Zoo, the entire Reptile House had to be shut down until the snake was found. An enclosure can also be something that's included in an envelope with a cover letter of some sort.
An enclosure is an area of land that is surrounded by a wall or fence and that is used for a particular purpose.
[uncountable, countable] the act of placing a fence or wall around a piece of land. the enclosure of common land in the seventeenth century. The result of the enclosures was that many countrymen lost their only livelihood.
