enclosure

Walled-off space

An enclosure is a space that has been fenced or walled off: The animals were kept in a large enclosure.

The word also refers to something included with a letter or package: Please find the enclosure with your policy documents.

To enclose is to surround, contain, or include something within.

fence

fence

Boundary structure between properties

  • wallVertical enclosing structure
  • perimeterShape's outer edge length
  • barrierObstruction preventing passage

hedge · railing · paling · stockade · boundary · partition · pen · compound · yard · paddock

arena

stadium

Large venue for spectators

corral · bullring · cockpit · arena · pen · stockyard · showground · racetrack · rodeo · hippodrome

containment

cage

Barred confinement structure

  • penInk-filled writing tool
  • cellBasic unit of life
  • crateContainer for transport

box · tank · terrarium · vivarium · aviary · hutch · kennel · aquarium · trap · holding

archaeology

earthwork

Constructed soil structure

moat · wall · burial · grave · cairn · midden · henge · hillfort · palisade · encampment

habitat

habitat

Organism's natural environment

preserve · compound · safari · wildlife · conservation · zoo · menagerie · aviary · aquarium · terrarium

privacy

seclusion

Voluntary withdrawal from society

refuge · cloister · hermitage · bower · alcove · nook · courtyard · walled · gated · secluded

document

attachment

Connection or fondness

accompanying · included · annexed · appended · covering · mailing · correspondence · envelope · package · shipment

historical

commons

Shared community resources

peasantry · yeoman · tenant · landlord · parliament · acts · hedgerow · consolidation · agricultural · clearances

Categories
Opposites
boundedness

enclosureopen space

Unobstructed outdoor area

openness · open ground · expanse · open · wilderness

inclusion in correspondence

enclosureomission

Failure to include

exclusion · exception

land use policy

enclosurecommon land

Collectively held open ground

commons · open range · commonage · public land

Phrases
Family

enclosures

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G