curtilages

noun

plural of curtilage
as in enclosures

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  1. enclosures
  2. yards
  3. patios
  4. courtyards
  5. quads
  6. courts
  7. quadrangles
  8. closes
Noun
  • Gopher baskets are wire mesh enclosures that can protect individual plants and their roots from hungry gophers.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Visitors to several zoos and wildlife parks around the world have tried to enter tiger enclosures.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of enclosures
Noun
  • The Panthers recently fired their defensive coordinator, and unfortunately that didn’t help their cause, as in the first game, Bo Nix went for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns.
    — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Westin’s outdoor pool is 25 yards, heated year-round, and uses salt water instead of chlorine, so you’ll spot lap swimmers slicing through the steam even in winter.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of yards
Noun
  • Where to stay The Waves at Cane Bay, an 11-room boutique hotel built into the rocky shoreline overlooking the bay, was reimagined in 2021 as a stylish oceanfront retreat with private patios, two bars, and the sustainable seafood restaurant Ama.
    — Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Sharing the land are a two-bedroom guesthouse, patios, a pizza oven, a hot tub, a three-car garage with a studio, and parklike grounds.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of patios
Noun
  • Backing up to the Cary Country Club and not far from the Fox River, the interior layout of this home is organized around courtyards, with a separate bedroom wing.
    — Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Sensory gardens are showing up in home listings, school courtyards and botanical parks, and homeowners want to know whether the idea actually works in their own backyard.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of courtyards
Noun
  • The Kazakhstan skater fell twice, including on a quadruple toeloop, and under-rotated his other three quads in the worst-scoring free skate of the day, dropping from fourth to 10th overall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Monetizing attention is, of course, widely considered a net negative for civil discourse and cognitive autonomy—such as what students practiced on college quads across America to protest the Gaza war.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of quads
Noun
  • The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Purdue transfer, cleared by the courts to play courtesy of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the NCAA, came off the bench to score nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Veterans Park will see two tennis courts fully rebuilt and its basketball courts replaced.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of courts
Noun
  • Each of those quadrangles of land can produce 7 million pounds of corn or 2 million pounds of soybeans in a summer.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
  • This spring, across the nation’s auditoriums and quadrangles, members of the class of 2026 took their seats to receive remarks from distinguished guests.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of quadrangles
Noun
  • Whether China and the United States blunder into war before that window closes will be among the defining questions of the coming years.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Big for Club name Nvidia, which has posted back-to-back record closes.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of closes
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