enclosure
noun
[ ɪnˈkləʊʒə ]
• an area that is surrounded by a barrier.
• "a deer enclosure"
Similar:
paddock,
fold,
pen,
compound,
stockade,
ring,
yard,
pound,
sty,
coop,
cage,
parrock,
corral,
kraal,
potrero,
circumvallation,
• the state of being enclosed, especially in a religious community.
• "the nuns kept strict enclosure"
• a document or object placed in an envelope together with a letter.
Origin:
late Middle English: from legal Anglo-Norman French and Old French, from enclos ‘closed in’ (see enclose).
