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enclosure

/ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/noun3 syllables

Enclosure means: the act of enclosing something inside something else.

Synonyms for enclosure4

noun, as in the act of enclosing something inside something else

enclosing, envelopment, inclosure

noun, as in a naturally enclosed space

natural enclosure

noun, as in something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter

inclosure

What does enclosure mean?4

noun

1

the act of enclosing something inside something else

2

a naturally enclosed space

3

something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter

4

a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with enclosure?5

two syllables

closure

three syllables

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Enclosure in a sentence

  • Avoid sticking your fingers into the reptile enclosures, they can bite.Amastan
  • Avoid throwing anything into the animal enclosures, it can hurt them.Amastan
  • Janos was trying to retrieve a lamb that had escaped from the enclosure.Amastan
  • There are many kinds of animals inside this enclosure.unknown
  • The enclosure offers the animals plenty of space.araneo
  • The snow leopard cubs played with ropes inside their enclosure.Hybrid
  • What is the substrate in this rodent enclosure?DuosDragonPolyglot
  • Don't forget to clean your tortoise's enclosure today.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of enclosure

as a noun

plural
enclosures