Words / B2

in-KLOHZH-uh/ɪnˈkləʊʒə/

An enclosure is an area surrounded by a fence or wall; also something put in the same envelope; Enclosure of common land is a history topic: an animal enclosure; please find enclosed. Enclose is the verb (already in the dictionary); paddock and compound are close twins for land; attachment is the email twin. Map the enclosure on the site plan, then the use. Mix-up: enclosure vs closure; disclosure; do not write enclosure for an open field with no barrier.

Meaning

An area surrounded by a fence or wall; also something put in the same envelope; Enclosure of common land is a history topic.

Examples

• “Map the enclosure on the site plan, then the use; an enclosure with the letter still needs the date.”
• “Parliamentary enclosure featured in the history paper, which is the common-land sense — still name the Act.”

Good to know

an animal / show enclosure; an enclosure with a letter; Enclosure (history). Verb: enclose. Close: paddock / compound. Trap: closure. Geography, history, and letters. A fenced area, an included document, or historic fencing of land — specify.

Near in meaning

paddock, compound, attachment

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