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chain-link

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[cheyn-lingk] / ˈtʃeɪnˌlɪŋk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a chain-link fence, as in its diamond shapes or linked couplings.

    a chain-link fabric.


Etymology

Origin of chain-link

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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She is standing on a cracked sidewalk and directly behind her is a chain-link fence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Gehry joined the pack in 1978 when he began remodeling his quaint bungalow in Santa Monica, Calif., attaching sections of low-budget plywood and chain-link fence to it as if they were jewelry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gehry’s own Santa Monica home remains one of the most influential houses of the 20th century — a modest Dutch Colonial reimagined through an envelope of chain-link fencing, gray corrugated metal, exposed wood framing and sharply tilted glass planes.

From Los Angeles Times

He sealed his daring reputation years before that when he redesigned his own home in Santa Monica, California, using materials like chain-link fencing, plywood and corrugated steel.

From BBC

I once took them to an installation in the Berkeley Art Museum where a huge chain-link fenced cage contained perhaps a hundred old rubber tires.

From The Wall Street Journal