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hedgerow

American  
[hej-roh] / ˈhɛdʒˌroʊ /

noun

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

hedgerow British  
/ ˈhɛdʒˌrəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hedgerow

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

"Still about a minute left," said the drone's pilot, 46-year-old Soliara, before silence fell over their control van, full of screens and cables and concealed in a hedgerow in the northwest Kharkiv region.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2023

On the Big Island, volcanic rock pebbles crunched underfoot as Lomberg wandered down a curving hedgerow marked “Orion arm” to a leaf adorned with a plastic jewel that represents our solar system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

At the border of the lawn stood a hedgerow of scarlet-blossomed fuchsia trees reminiscent of the florescent bougainvillea on her family’s terrace in Cairo, where she lived until she was 15.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2021

It had stopped just short of the hedgerow, and now it was turning back.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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