hedgerow

[hej-roh]

noun

1. a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge.

hedgerow

/ ˈhɛdʒˌrəʊ /

noun

1. a hedge of shrubs or low trees growing along a bank, esp one bordering a field or lane

Word History and Origins

Origin of hedgerow¹

before 950; Middle English; Old English heggerewe. See hedge, row ¹

Example Sentences

These provide financial incentives to put in place measures like insecticide-free farming, wildflower strips and flourishing hedgerows.

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Each front lawn is neat, each hedgerow well-kept.

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Security forces had intelligence the car park would be used and 12 soldiers were in position behind a hedgerow.

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Now it is set to be replaced by "a tree planting and hedgerow creation plan", which farmers would need to start to make progress on with a view to delivering this by 2030.

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Robot dogs could also be used to examine hard-to-reach places such as hills and hedgerows, he added.

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Related Words

• fence 
• shrubbery