yard vs enclosure

enclosure vs yard

yard and enclosure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yard	Yes	No	No	No
enclosure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, enclosure is a hypernym of yard; that is, enclosure is a word with a broader meaning than yard:

yard: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
enclosure: a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

yard (noun)	enclosure (noun)
an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)	the act of enclosing something inside something else
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen	a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
the enclosed land around a house or other building	something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines	a naturally enclosed space
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
a tract of land where logs are accumulated
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

Difference between yard and enclosure

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