ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Enclosed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ənˈkloʊzd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Enclosed is an adjective meaning Contained; held within a container.

Meaning

Contained; held within a container.

More Meanings

  1. Surrounded by a wall, fence or similar barrier.
  2. simple past and past participle of enclose
  3. (music, of a division within a pipe organ surrounded by a wooden box, one or more sides of which contain slats that can be opened or closed in order to increase or decrease volume) Having closed slats.

Example Sentences

an enclosed garden
The gas is completely enclosed within the bottle.

Synonyms for enclosed

Depending on context, synonyms include included, bounded, confined, encircled, surrounded, castellated.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include confined, boxed, coarctate, capsulated, fogbound, capsulate.

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