Thesaurus results for INCLOSURE

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

Their beams cut through smoke and darkness, while charred cars were parked in the street and in apartment courtyards.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
The property offers 12 guest rooms and two two-story suites around a courtyard pool, inviting travelers to spend the night along the Highway 290 wine route instead of just visiting for the day.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of courtyard

Noun

The makeover of the Taco Heads building — actually two old houses connected by a patio — is as impressive as the Teddy Wong’s conversion from a 7-Eleven.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
For dinner, ask the staff to make reservations for you on the patio at Estéban Restaurant, located in downtown Monterey at Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa, Spindrift’s sister property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Definition of patio

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
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

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