sunk fence

noun

Definition of sunk fencenext
as in ditch

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  1. ditch
  2. moat
  3. trench
  4. gutter
Noun
  • But there was also a three-hour standstill in traffic caused by a tractor trailer that had driven into a ditch on a road that usually does not permit vehicles so big, but made an exception because that was the only way into or out of the area in the wake of the storm.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Bucks use water as a barrier, think deep drainage ditches, creeks, streams, and rivers.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of ditch
Noun
  • Finally, the water in the moat may have been used to elevate stones.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Plus, Nvidia is wisely building out its software ecosystem to widen its competitive moat.
    Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of moat
Noun
  • This is said to have involved training in artillery, unmanned aerial vehicles, and basic infantry operations, including trench clearing.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Design with Swales and Rain Gardens Swales, shallow trenches dug along the contour of a slope, can capture and redirect water, giving it time to absorb into the soil rather than running off.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of trench
Noun
  • Damaged during installation, Doyle has been banished to an obscure corner of the cathedral with Chet, a perpetually cheerful rain gutter voiced by Haley Joel Osment.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • One of those jobs was cleaning out my gutters last night.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of gutter
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