Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "enclosure acts", "enclosure design").
Definitionen
enclosuresubstantiv
An area that is surrounded by a barrier, such as a fence or wall, to keep something in or out.
The zoo has a large enclosure for the lions to roam freely.
A document or item that is included with a letter or package.
Please find the invoice as an enclosure with this letter.
The act of enclosing something or the state of being enclosed.
The enclosure of the land was completed in the 18th century.
A structure or barrier that surrounds and contains something.
A sturdy wire enclosure kept the dogs from escaping.
(historical, chiefly Britain) The legal process of converting common or communal land into privately owned fields by fencing or hedging, especially prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The enclosure of village commons forced many tenants to seek work in the burgeoning industrial towns.
enclosureadjektiv
Attributive: relating to or characteristic of an enclosure or the practice of enclosing.
The enclosure acts reshaped the agrarian landscape of England.