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chain-link fence

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noun

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


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Preschoolers run across the grass, their play area divided by a silver chain-link fence from the rest of the campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

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 ● Dec. 5, 2025

Behind a chain-link fence rose a soaring tower with a cluster of security cameras at the top, a surveillance installation of palm-tree proportions.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 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

Mother looked at the building through a rusted chain-link fence.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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