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

Recent Examples on the Web The valve equipment appears to have been protected by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. Juan A. Lozano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 Authorities said Secret Service agents fired at him after seeing the muzzle of his rifle pointing through a chain-link fence one hole ahead of where Trump was playing. Christina Coulter, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024 As the camera peers over a chain-link fence, in a trademark Solondz long shot, Brandon lets down his guard and uneasily kisses Dawn. Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024 The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was arrested Sunday after allegedly pushing the muzzle of an assault rifle through a chain-link fence near former President Donald Trump's golf course, where the former president was playing the fifth hole. Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chain-link fence 

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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 2 Oct. 2024.

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