noun
enceinte
Enceinte (noun) means an enclosed area, especially one with a wall or boundary round it.
noun
1
An enclosed area, especially one with a wall or boundary round it.
"And so across the bridge and into the enceinte of the massive walls, threading their way towards the quarter where the morgue lay."
— Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet) (1982)
2
A fortress's main defensive wall or ring of ramparts enclosing it.
3
The district or town surrounded by a defensive wall or fortified boundary.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French enceinte.
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What is the meaning of enceinte?
"enceinte" (noun) means an enclosed area, especially one with a wall or boundary round it.
What are the different meanings of enceinte?
"enceinte" has 3 main meanings: 1. An enclosed area, especially one with a wall or boundary round it; 2. A fortress's main defensive wall or ring of ramparts enclosing it; 3. The district or town surrounded by a defensive wall or fortified boundary.
