Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective surrounded or closed in, usually on all sides. Opposite of
unenclosed .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective contained within a three dimensional
container - adjective
fenced in orsurrounded - adjective music (of a
division within apipe organ surrounded by a wooden box, one or more sides of which containslats that can be opened or closed in order to increase or decreasevolume ) having closed slats - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
enclose .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective closed in or surrounded or included within
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Examples
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Earth has burrowed into itself, shunning space exploration for centuries, walling itself away from nature and other planets in enclosed cities that people are terrified to leave.
Interplanetary Manifest Destiny Erika Nelson 2009
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Avoid painting in enclosed areas and avoid spending extended periods of time in freshly painted areas.
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Earth has burrowed into itself, shunning space exploration for centuries, walling itself away from nature and other planets in enclosed cities that people are terrified to leave.
Archive 2009-03-01 Erika Nelson 2009
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Avoid painting in enclosed areas and avoid spending extended periods of time in freshly painted areas.
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Indoor heating is often cited as a factor, recirculating pathogens in enclosed spaces.
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But the extent to which Dominican women were enclosed is a difficult question, and one still debated by scholars.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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The visitor is issued a tag enclosed in plastic with instructions as to the rules of access, probably not read, and limits visits to 30 minutes, which may create a problem of enforceability.
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Hah, Cornelia - I LOVE that movie (and fear it ...) "Check enclosed" is pretty great, too.
Feeling The Love 2007
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Re: [sfmacaws] Working in enclosed spaces, a terrible tragedy
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Re: [Rolly] Working in enclosed spaces, a terrible tragedy
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