enclosed area (noun)

  • 81yard*/*/ — [jɑːd] noun [C] 1) a unit for measuring length that is equal to 0.91 metres 2) an enclosed area around a large building where people can do activities outside a prison yard[/ex] 3) a large open area that is used for a particular purpose a builder …

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  • 82basin — ► NOUN 1) a large bowl or open container for preparing food or holding liquid. 2) a broadly circular valley or natural depression. 3) an area drained by a river and its tributaries. 4) an enclosed area of water for mooring boats. ORIGIN Latin… …

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  • 83compound — compounds, compounding, compounded (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mpaʊnd[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kəmpa͟ʊnd[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose. Police fired on them as they fled… …

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  • 84parade — /pəˈreɪd / (say puh rayd) noun 1. show, display, or ostentation: to make a parade of one s emotions. 2. the orderly assembly of troops, Scouts, or any other body, for inspection, display, or any other purpose. 3. the troops, etc., so assembled. 4 …

  • 85air-cool — verb equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature Our house is not air conditioned • Syn: ↑air condition • Derivationally related forms: ↑air conditioner (for: ↑air condition), ↑air conditioning …

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  • 86hangar — I. noun Etymology: French Date: 1852 shelter, shed; especially a covered and usually enclosed area for housing and repairing aircraft II. transitive verb Date: 1943 to place or store in a hangar …

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  • 87outride — 1. noun A trip on a horse outside an enclosed area, a trip on a horse in the open. 2. verb a) To ride (a horse, bicycle, etc.) better than (someone) …

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  • 88pond — 1. noun /pɒnd,pɑnd/ a) An inland body of standing water, either natural or man made, that is smaller than a lake. b) The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond. Syn: polynya, tarn 2 …

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  • 89pen — 1. noun /pɛn/ a) An enclosed area used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle. There are two steers in the third pen. b) A place to confine a person; a prison cell. They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the… …

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  • 90aviary — a|vi|ar|y [ eıvi,eri ] noun count an enclosed area where birds are kept …

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