enclosure

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Then poisoned plantains are placed within the enclosure, and the elephants eat these and grow drowsier and drowsier; if the water supply within the enclosure is a pool it is poisoned, but if it is a running stream this cannot be done.

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  1. noun The act of enclosing.
  2. noun The state of being enclosed.
  3. noun Something enclosed: a business letter with a supplemental enclosure.

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  • The deadly air of the enclosure was already taking hideous toll. —  Astounding Stories, February 1932
  • He said the enclosure was a product of retyping, cut and paste.
  • Within the enclosure is a large piece of land. —  Brittany ; Its Byways
  • The only entrance into this enclosure was an enormous iron gate through which all friends of the Drummunds or visitors to the compound had to pass, under the scrutinizing stare of the man on guard, who had also the right to challenge persons as to what business took them into the company's grounds. —  Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa
  • The form of the enclosure was an oblong square, save that the corners were considerably rounded off, in order to afford more convenience for the spectators. —  Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
 

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/ɪn, ɛnˈkloʊʒər/
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