enclosure

Noun
  1. A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose (synset 103290823)
    is a type of: area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
    subtypes:
    • cage, coop - an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
    • cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, hold, storage area - the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
    • catchall - an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
    • chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space
    • compound - an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
    • dock - an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
    • echo chamber - an enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound
    • lock, lock chamber - enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
    • nacelle - a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
    • pen - an enclosure for confining livestock
    • pit - an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
    • pen, playpen - a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
    • plenum - an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside
    • dog pound, pound - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
    • niche, recess - an enclosure that is set back or indented
    • vivarium - an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions
    • yard - an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
  2. The act of enclosing something inside something else (synset 100322782)
    is a type of: insertion, introduction, intromission - the act of putting one thing into another
    subtypes:
    same as: enclosing, envelopment, inclosure
  3. A naturally enclosed space (synset 109296197)
    is a type of: space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
    subtypes:
    • cavern - any large dark enclosed space
    • matrix - an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
    same as: natural enclosure
  4. Something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter (synset 106485052)
    is a type of: document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
    same as: inclosure

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