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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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Behind the Peace River plant, sprawled out across a massive lawn, and behind a chain-link fence, were the ruins of a processing infrastructure.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

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

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

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

The chain-link fence rattled as he hoisted himself up.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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