fence

noun
/fɛns/

A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.

Other meanings

The place whence such a middleman operates.
Skill in oral debate.

Synonyms

fencing

A kind of

barrier

Kinds of fence

rail fence
stone wall
wall
slate fence

Related words

back-fence
fence viewer
fence-viewer
Belgian fence
brush fence
buck fence
Chesterton's fence
cyclone fence
dingo fence
drop fence
electrical fence
tongue-fence

Example sentences

“Don't throw it over the fence.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The wind blew the fence over.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old French "defens".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fence” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.