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enclosure

UK
/ɪnˈkləʊʒə/
US
/ɪnˈkloʊʒər/

Translations

enclosurenoun
enclosures
pl
UK
/ɪnˈkləʊʒə/
US
/ɪnˈkloʊʒər/
clôturePour l’action de fermer ou d’entourer une terre, un espace ou un domaine.
The enclosure of the land was completed in the 18th century.
La clôture des terres a été achevée au XVIIIe siècle.
enclosPour un espace fermé ou entouré d’une barrière, notamment pour des animaux.
The zoo has a large enclosure for the lions to roam freely.
Le zoo a un grand enclos où les lions peuvent se déplacer librement.
pièce jointeDans une lettre ou un envoi.
Please find the invoice as an enclosure with this letter.
Veuillez trouver la facture en pièce jointe avec cette lettre.
Additional translations
annexeEmploi administratif ou formel.
appropriation des terres communesSens historique, surtout dans le contexte britannique.
enceintePour un espace ou une structure délimitée et contenante, plus général ou plus soutenu.
Synonyms
cage
barrier
confine
compound
pen
surrounding
area
space
fence
enclosureadjective
UK
/ɪnˈkləʊʒə/
US
/ɪnˈkloʊʒɚ/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "enclosure acts", "enclosure design").
de clôtureEmploi attributif, souvent dans un contexte historique ou juridique.
The enclosure acts reshaped the agrarian landscape of England.
Les lois de clôture ont transformé le paysage agraire de l’Angleterre.

Definitions

enclosurenoun
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.
enclosureadjective
Attributive: relating to or characteristic of an enclosure or the practice of enclosing.
The enclosure acts reshaped the agrarian landscape of England.
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