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chain-link fence

American  

noun

  1. a mesh fence made of thick steel wire and having a diamond-shaped pattern.


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Sarah paid $15,000 to rip out the chain-link fence separating the Healing Arts center and Quirky, which had been cut into repeatedly, and replace it with 80 feet of reinforcement.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

BISHOP, Calif. — In a desert landscape dominated by sagebrush, a piece of Los Angeles’ immense water empire stands behind a chain-link fence: a hydrant-like piece of metal atop a well.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2025

They resemble a chain-link fence that's been folded over and rolled up into a tube with a connected inner and outer layer.

From Science Daily Oct. 18, 2025

It was a duplex, yellow with green trim, that stood squarely on the corner, a rusted chain-link fence surrounding it.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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