Thesaurus results for ENCLOSURE

enclosure

noun

in-ˈklō-zhər

variants also inclosure

Definition of enclosure

as in courtyard

an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls) a fenced-in enclosure where the sheep are allowed to graze unattended

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Recent Examples of enclosure The case stemmed from a March 3 incident at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, where Fairbarn removed a 27-year-old Chilean flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure and brought the bird to his hotel room. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Titanium is used for the Duo's enclosure, providing durability, according to Apple. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 After weeks of enclosure, they are brought into the sunlight. — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 The 18-year-old female elephant got loose from her handler outside her enclosure, then went on the run, demolishing the door of a saloon on North Avenue, smashing in the window of another and walking through the fence around a vacant lot. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enclosure

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Noun

About 120 of its 348 rooms are ready to rent, starting at roughly $200 a night; the hotel also has a restaurant, lounge and courtyard pool.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The house wraps around a central courtyard and swimming pool, with French doors opening onto the gardens.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of courtyard

Noun

Glass doors open onto a patio, overstrung with prayer flags, a hot tub, a thin strip of lawn, and a dock.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Cocktail-style gatherings where guests mingle and stand have become more common than seated dinners, which changes what a patio needs.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of patio

Noun

But two more scores from Rexroat of 5 and 54 yards maintained the Eagles’ control of the game.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
The Chiefs actually missed a 43-yard field goal that would have won the game in regulation — after Justin Houston forced Lamar Jackson to fumble — but won the game with a short kick in overtime.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of yard

Noun

Each of those quadrangles of land can produce 7 million pounds of corn or 2 million pounds of soybeans in a summer.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
The students are lined up in their hundreds− across the student center mezzanine, down the stairs and out into the hot Florida Spring of the quadrangle.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of quadrangle

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