Thesaurus results for ENCLOSURE

enclosure

noun

in-ˈklō-zhər

variants also inclosure

Definition of enclosure

as in courtyard

an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls) a fenced-in enclosure where the sheep are allowed to graze unattended

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Recent Examples of enclosure An enclosure sealed from all vehicles for 24 years still lost 92 percent of its tortoises to disease, ravens and drought. — Shannon Welch, Oc Register, 12 July 2026 At the beginning of the 20th century, Maurice de Boüard de Laforest inherited the estate and extended it, adding a three-hectare enclosure named Angelus in 1920. — Lewis Chester, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 Final has applied principles more commonly associated with high-end loudspeaker enclosure design by creating a housing that’s built for strength, stability and acoustic control. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 On the higher end, multi-modality recovery pods stack vibroacoustic vibration with red light and PEMF fields in a single enclosure. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for enclosure

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Noun

While its historic character remains intact, the guest rooms, restaurant, and courtyard have been thoughtfully updated with modern comforts.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Russian footage posted from that time shows what appears to be their infantry’s point of view from inside an apartment complex courtyard, off the town’s Gromov Street, on the southwestern edges again.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of courtyard

Noun

Two 2x2x8 pieces of lumber for a recent yard project fit length-wise on a recent home, but extended to the edge of the dashboard.

— James Raia, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
Another foul about two minutes after play resumed gave Lamine Yamal a chance to win it from about 22 yards out on a free kick.

— TIM REYNOLDS, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Definition of yard

Noun

The students are lined up in their hundreds− across the student center mezzanine, down the stairs and out into the hot Florida Spring of the quadrangle.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 10 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 quadrangle

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