variants
also inclosures
as in courtyards
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 enclosures
Battery storage facilities typically consist of a collection of shipping container-sized enclosures that, until recently, attracted relatively little notice.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Once healed, the animals are transferred to outdoor enclosures and aviaries to prepare for a reintroduction into their natural environment.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
After the first walk, the lions would be fed, and sometimes Cavina and fellow volunteers would clean their enclosures.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Staff at West Coast Falconry say the incident happened overnight, when someone entered the property, cut off tracking gear attached to the birds and forced them out of their enclosures.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Keep livestock in secure pens at night, and install electric fencing around chicken coops and enclosures.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Sometimes hillforts had farmland adjacent to the main enclosures.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026
Zoos strictly prohibit crossing barriers or reaching into enclosures, emphasizing that these safeguards are in place to protect both visitors and animals.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Ricardo Ortiz was handling the bulls in their enclosures at La Malagueta, a historic bullring in Málaga, when one of the animals gored him, according to Lances de Futuro, the company organizing the bullfight.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Once healed, the animals are transferred to outdoor enclosures and aviaries to prepare for a reintroduction into their natural environment.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
After the first walk, the lions would be fed, and sometimes Cavina and fellow volunteers would clean their enclosures.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Staff at West Coast Falconry say the incident happened overnight, when someone entered the property, cut off tracking gear attached to the birds and forced them out of their enclosures.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Keep livestock in secure pens at night, and install electric fencing around chicken coops and enclosures.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Sometimes hillforts had farmland adjacent to the main enclosures.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026
Zoos strictly prohibit crossing barriers or reaching into enclosures, emphasizing that these safeguards are in place to protect both visitors and animals.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Ricardo Ortiz was handling the bulls in their enclosures at La Malagueta, a historic bullring in Málaga, when one of the animals gored him, according to Lances de Futuro, the company organizing the bullfight.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclosures
Noun
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Today, fountains can be found across KC’s courtyards, plazas and boulevards in all shapes and sizes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Inside, reclaimed wood and natural stone juxtapose the greenery climbing over terraces and spilling into courtyards.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And who is swiping Fed Ex packages from all those lovely porches and patios?—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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This round rug is a playful centerpiece for patios and decks with its intricate yet symmetrical pattern.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There, visitors come across soaring mosaics made from tiny golden tiles, murals of horses and sandy indoor quadrangles with palm trees sprouting up under vaulted ceilings.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That raw ability should mollify concerns about his so-so statistical production in a bad Stanford offense (49 catches, 545 yards and two touchdowns).—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Barkley has largely lived up to the billing, running for 8,356 yards and 55 touchdowns in his eight seasons.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enclosures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclosures. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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