chain-link fence

noun

: a fence of heavy steel wire woven to form a diamond-shaped mesh

Examples of chain-link fence in a Sentence

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Inside the chain-link fence encircling the property, an excavator last week was moving a pile of rubble — the last remains of an old building that had been demolished to make room for something new. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Then, on September 15th, as the former President was playing a round of golf at his club in West Palm Beach, a Secret Service agent patrolling the grounds spotted the muzzle of a rifle poking out of the shrubbery along a chain-link fence. Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024 Suspended by a crane, the 43-foot-tall, 10-foot-wide, 6,000-pound marionette made of foam and rebar appeared behind a chain-link fence at the Lincoln Street Art Park, an outdoor gallery, according to the Detroit Free Press. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024 Currently, the building is open to the elements and protected by a chain-link fence. Jeremy Duda, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chain-link fence 

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chain-link fence was in 1910

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“Chain-link fence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain-link%20fence. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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