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 Mexico has implemented measures to try to deter irregular crossings into the U.S. South of the border, Mexican authorities have installed a chain-link fence along a stretch of the Tijuana River canal, in addition to checkpoints in places with a high number of crossings. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024 The walkway was lined on each side by a chain-link fence and a green rail. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024 Across the street, near a vacant lot bordered by a chain-link fence, three men lined a bench, watching the scene. Alexandra Ma, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024 Late last year, Mexican officials installed a chain-link fence reinforced with razor wire at the top and bottom along a stretch of the Tijuana River channel in response to mass crossing incidents reported in the area. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 Holes had been cut in the chain-link fence meant to protect cabin residents from intruders. Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024 An Associated Press report, dated March 23, tells us the following: The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024 Enrique Lucero, director of the Tijuana’s Migrant Affairs Office, said Monday that the group passed through a section where the chain-link fence had been cut. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 But it has been severely vandalized, and is now surrounded by a chain-link fence. Sam Lubell, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024

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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 28 May. 2024.

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