enclosure

noun en·clo·sure \ in-ˈklō-zhər , en- \

variants: or less commonly inclosure play \in-ˈklō-zhər\

|Updated on: 9 Aug 2018

Examples: enclosure in a Sentence

Definition of enclosure

1 : the act or action of enclosing : the quality or state of being enclosed

2 : something that encloses

3 : something enclosed

a letter with two enclosures

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Examples of enclosure in a Sentence

During the day the horses are kept in an enclosure.
a letter with two enclosures
One of the enclosures was a photograph.
the enclosure of a photograph with a letter
the enclosure of the garden

Recent Examples of enclosure from the Web

Neal is urging homeowners to consider gap insurance or parametric insurance that can cover that deductible, plus other assets that traditional policies don’t cover, such as pool enclosures, fences and outbuildings.

— ron hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Do you have enough homeowner insurance? Here's how to find out," 13 July 2018
Archaeologists also found a Bronze Age enclosure, an Iron Age ditch, Roman ditches and the remains of Saxon buildings.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Neolithic Roadway, Possibly a Ritual Site, Discovered in England," 2 July 2018
Amid unrelenting daily images of distraught immigrant children separated from parents and herded into fenced enclosures, women sat on the floor of the Senate Hart Office building’s 90-foot-high atrium.

— Washington Post, "Hundreds arrested in DC protesting Trump immigration policy," 28 June 2018
Two entrance enclosures — at Powell station, where Market meets Ellis and Stockton streets, and outside Civic Center station on Seventh Street — are already under construction as test projects and are expected to open this fall.

— michael cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, "Something new coming to BART’s Market Street stations. Patience required," 27 June 2018
See: Epic Birds 1 / 32 View Images The flamingos live in an open-air enclosure, which by its nature can be infiltrated by aerial predators like hawks that wouldn’t hesitate to raid a flamingo nest.

— National Geographic, "What Does It Take to Raise a Flamingo?," 25 June 2018
Visitors leave mementos on the wire box enclosures that surround the crosses: Flowers, cans of Copenhagen, fire department patches.

— anne ryman, azcentral, "Granite Mountain Hotshots: An untold story from the day 19 firefighters died," 23 June 2018
In addition, four deer were found dead in the 100-acre enclosure, which leaves four deer unaccounted for.

— paul a. smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "State agriculture officials depopulate another deer farm over CWD concerns," 26 May 2018
The spacious lobby, an airy, two-story-high glass enclosure, features a Starbucks, a variety of comfortable couches, and the Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit.

— rick tetzeli, Fortune, "GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future," 23 May 2018

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