enclosure

Meaning of enclosure

noun
  1. Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
    There was an enclosure with the letter — a photo.
  2. The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
    The enclosure of a photo with your letter is appreciated.
  3. An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
    He faced punishment for creating the fenced enclosure in a public park.
  4. The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
    At first, untrained horses resist enclosure.
  5. (British History) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
    Strip-farming disappeared after enclosure.
  6. The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.

Information about enclosure

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of enclosure is: enclosures.
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Hyphenation of enclosure

en-clo-sure

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • enclosure is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

enclosure synonyms

Meaning enclosing:

enclosing, envelopment, inclosure

Meaning inclosure:

inclosure

Translation of enclosure

Anagrams of enclosure

encolures, recounsel

Words that rhyme with enclosure

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