enclosed places
Surrounded interior areas
Enclosed places are spaces that are surrounded, contained, or shut in—areas with limited openings or restricted access to the outside.
The term appears most often in discussions of fears and phobias: She avoids enclosed places like elevators and windowless rooms.
It also surfaces in safety contexts regarding ventilation and escape routes.
- confinedKept within bounds
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- tight squeezeSituation with minimal clearance
- claustrophobicFearing confined spaces
- sardine canMetal container for preserved fish
cave · crawl space · closet · broom closet · cellar · bunker · panic room · safe room · tomb · vault · cage · cell · box · capsule · iron lung · cocoon · sensory deprivation · burrow
enclosed placesopen spaces
Unoccupied expanses or gaps
open terrain · wide open spaces · outdoors · open air · open country
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