inclosed+area

  • 1Area — A re*a ([=a] r[ e]*[.a]; 277), n.; pl. {Areas} ( [.a]z) . [L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. {Are}, n.] 1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building. [1913… …

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  • 2area — A surface, a territory, a region. Any plane surface, also the inclosed space on which a building stands. A particular extent of space or surface or one serving a special purpose. In the civil law, a vacant space in a city; a place not built upon …

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  • 3area — A surface, a territory, a region. Any plane surface, also the inclosed space on which a building stands. A particular extent of space or surface or one serving a special purpose. In the civil law, a vacant space in a city; a place not built upon …

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  • 4Dry area — Area A re*a ([=a] r[ e]*[.a]; 277), n.; pl. {Areas} ( [.a]z) . [L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. {Are}, n.] 1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.… …

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  • 5Areolet — A*re o*let, n. [Dim. of L. areola.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6Cockpit — Cock pit (k[o^]k p[i^]t), n. 1. A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights. [1913 Webster] Henry the Eighth had built . . . a cockpit. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. The Privy Council room at Westminster; so called because built on the site of the… …

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  • 7Cold pit — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… …

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  • 8Golf — (g[o^]lf), n. [D. kolf club or bat, also a Dutch game played in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to G. kolben club, but end, Icel. k?lfr tongue of a bell. bolt, Sw. kolf bolt, dart, but end, Dan. kolv bolt, arrow. Cf. {Club}, {Globe}.] …

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  • 9Pit — Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit …

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  • 10Pit coal — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… …

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