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also inclosures
as in courtyards
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
a fenced-in enclosure where the sheep are allowed to graze unattended
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Recent Examples of enclosures
Apple famously used this method for its unibody MacBook Pro enclosures and Leica went with a similar look on the very first L-mount camera, the T (Typ 701), in 2016.
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Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
Consumer electronics companies commonly use recycled materials for adaptor enclosures and packaging, and many countries have set up programs for consumers to return their end-of-life electronic products.
—Han Hendriks, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Pet owners can reduce risks by keeping their cats indoors during peak traffic hours, training them to respond to recall commands, or even providing secure outdoor enclosures.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The enclosures surround the vehicles’ lithium ion batteries, which have a tendency to spontaneously ignite at extremely hot temperatures that are difficult for firefighters to suppress.
—Katherine Love, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2025
Commonly stacked in rows within enclosures, batteries take electricity that’s generated during the daytime hours from solar, store that energy and send it to the electric grid in the evening.
—Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Additionally, Osterholm points out, slats on these enclosures are often opened during warm weather.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Unlike pandas born in zoos, these rewilding candidates are born in large, semi-natural enclosures, raised entirely by their mothers, with minimal human contact.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
When the cubs reach 1 year old, they are brought into the base’s wild enclosures with their mothers to learn vital survival skills such as foraging, finding water, and dealing with other wildlife like black bears and wild boars.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
Consumer electronics companies commonly use recycled materials for adaptor enclosures and packaging, and many countries have set up programs for consumers to return their end-of-life electronic products.
—Han Hendriks, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Pet owners can reduce risks by keeping their cats indoors during peak traffic hours, training them to respond to recall commands, or even providing secure outdoor enclosures.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The enclosures surround the vehicles’ lithium ion batteries, which have a tendency to spontaneously ignite at extremely hot temperatures that are difficult for firefighters to suppress.
—Katherine Love, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2025
Commonly stacked in rows within enclosures, batteries take electricity that’s generated during the daytime hours from solar, store that energy and send it to the electric grid in the evening.
—Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Additionally, Osterholm points out, slats on these enclosures are often opened during warm weather.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Unlike pandas born in zoos, these rewilding candidates are born in large, semi-natural enclosures, raised entirely by their mothers, with minimal human contact.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
When the cubs reach 1 year old, they are brought into the base’s wild enclosures with their mothers to learn vital survival skills such as foraging, finding water, and dealing with other wildlife like black bears and wild boars.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Enclosures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclosures. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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