chain-link
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of chain-link
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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If the city ultimately decides a physical barrier is necessary, commissioners suggested a lower and more temporary fence, pointing to the chain-link fencing installed around Echo Park in 2021 and removed two years later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to visit the frontier zone on Wednesday, where workers have in recent weeks taken down the old chain-link fencing between Gibraltar and Spain.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Behind the Peace River plant, sprawled out across a massive lawn, and behind a chain-link fence, were the ruins of a processing infrastructure.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Reiner appeared in court handcuffed and with close-shorn hair, inside an enclosure with clear panels and a chain-link ceiling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
I looked up and saw the outline of a horse lying on its side, suspended in the mesh net of chain-link overhead.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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