#enclosure artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose
supertype: artifact__artefact a man-made object taken as a whole
subtype: coop__cage an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept
subtype: birdcage a cage in which a bird is kept
subtype: hutch a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
subtype: rabbit_hutch a hutch for rabbits
subtype: squirrel_cage cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it
subtype: cargo_area__cargoarea__cargo_deck__cargodeck__cargo_hold__cargohold__hold__storage_area__storagearea the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
subtype: catchall an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
subtype: chamber a natural or artificial enclosed space
subtype: airlock__air_lock__airlock a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
subtype: burial_chamber__sepulcher__sepulchre a chamber that is used as a grave
subtype: crypt a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
subtype: mausoleum a large burial chamber, usually above ground
subtype: Taj_Mahal beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife
subtype: repository.burial_chamber__monument a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
subtype: burial_vault__vault a burial chamber (usually underground)
subtype: charnel_house__charnelhouse__charnel a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
subtype: pneumatic_caisson__pneumaticcaisson__caisson large watertight chamber used for construction under water
subtype: camera_obscura a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface
subtype: core.chamber the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
subtype: piston_chamber__cylinder a chamber within which piston moves
subtype: hydraulic_brake_cylinder__hydraulicbrakecylinder__brake_cylinder__brakecylinder__master_cylinder a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
subtype: firing_chamber__gun_chamber chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge
subtype: furnace an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
subtype: blast_furnace__blastfurnace a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
subtype: cremation_chamber__cremationchamber__crematory__crematorium a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
subtype: gas_oven.cremation_chamber__gasoven a cremation chamber fueled by gas
subtype: cupola.furnace a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
subtype: electric_furnace any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current
subtype: Stassano_furnace__electric-arc_furnace an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel
subtype: firebox a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned
subtype: forge furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
subtype: gas_furnace__gasfurnace a furnace that burns gas
subtype: incinerator a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
subtype: oil_burner__oilburner__oil_furnace__oilfurnace a furnace that burns oil
subtype: tank_furnace furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained
subtype: hyperbaric_chamber a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
subtype: cavity_resonator__resonator__resonating_chamber a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves
subtype: soundbox a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
subtype: soundboard__sounding_board (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument
subtype: steam_chest the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder
subtype: stokehold__stokehole__fireroom (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
subtype: stuffing_box__packing_box__packingbox a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal
subtype: tokamak a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle
subtype: vacuum_chamber a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed
subtype: cockpit.enclosure an enclosure for cockfights
subtype: compound.enclosure an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
subtype: dock an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
subtype: lock_chamber__lock enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
subtype: nacelle a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
subtype: pen.enclosure an enclosure for confining livestock
subtype: cow_pen__cattle_pen__corral a pen for cattle
subtype: creep a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
subtype: sheepfold__fold__sheep_pen__sheeppen__sheepcote a pen for sheep
subtype: kraal a pen for livestock in southern Africa
subtype: paddock pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
subtype: pinfold a pen where stray animals are confined
subtype: rodeo.pen an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up
subtype: pigsty__sty__pigpen a pen for swine
subtype: playpen__pen a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
subtype: plenum an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside
subtype: dog_pound__dogpound__pound a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
subtype: recess__niche an enclosure that is set back or indented
subtype: alcove__bay a small recess opening off a larger room
subtype: carrel__carrell__stall small individual study area in a library
subtype: apse__apsis__apsi a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the the altar
subtype: tribune the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne
subtype: fireplace__open_fireplace__hearth an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
subtype: fire.fireplace a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
subtype: cookfire a fire for cooking
subtype: yard.enclosure an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
subtype: barnyard a yard adjoining a barn
subtype: chicken_yard__chickenyard__chicken_run__fowl_run an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
subtype: farmyard an area adjacent to farm buildings
subtype: stockyard enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
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