Enclosure

  • 11Enclosure — For other uses, see Enclosure (disambiguation). Enclosure or inclosure is the process which ends traditional rights such as mowing meadows for hay, or grazing livestock on common land. Once enclosed, these uses of the land become restricted to… …

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  • 12enclosure — /en kloh zheuhr/, n. 1. something that encloses, as a fence or wall. 2. something that is enclosed, as a paper sent in a letter. 3. the separation and appropriation of land by means of a fence. 4. a tract of land surrounded by a fence. 5. an act… …

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  • 13enclosure —   Pā. Enclosure for animals, pā holoholona.    ♦ Canoe enclosure, pā wa a.    ♦ Circular enclosure, as about a fishpond, pā puni.    ♦ Taboo enclosure, pālama, paehumu …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 14enclosure — Inclosure In*clo sure (?; 135), n. [See {Inclose}, {Enclosure}.] [Written also {enclosure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence. [1913 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15Enclosure — Einhegung ist die Umwandlung eines der allgemeinen Nutzung offen stehenden Areals in eines der speziellen Nutzung. Historisch sind damit die bis zum Beginn der industriellen Revolution stattfindenden Auflösungen der bisherigen feudalrechtlichen… …

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  • 16enclosure — noun /ɛnˈkloʊʒər,ɪnˈkləʊʒə/ a) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package. There was an enclosure with the letter a photo. <!future citation for dropbox; move to Quotations section b) The act of enclosing, i.e. the… …

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  • 17enclosure — en|clo|sure [ınˈkləuʒə US ˈklouʒər] n 1.) an area surrounded by a wall or fence, and used for a particular purpose ▪ the bear enclosure at the zoo 2.) [U] the act of making an area separate by putting a wall or fence around it ▪ the enclosure of… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18enclosure — [[t]ɪnklo͟ʊʒə(r)[/t]] enclosures N COUNT An enclosure is an area of land that is surrounded by a wall or fence and that is used for a particular purpose. This enclosure was so vast that the outermost wall could hardly be seen …

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  • 19enclosure — noun 1 (C) an area surrounded by a wall or fence, and used for a particular purpose: the bear enclosure at the zoo 2 (U) the act of making an area separate by putting a wall or fence around it: the enclosure of arable land for pasture 3 (C)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20enclosure — UK [ɪnˈkləʊʒə(r)] / US [ɪnˈkloʊʒər] noun [countable] Word forms enclosure : singular enclosure plural enclosures 1) an area surrounded by a fence or wall 2) formal something that is put in an envelope along with a letter …

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