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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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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

There was a slight challenge here, though, in that I came to a chain-link fence with an opening for people to step through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025

The house, surrounded by a chain-link fence, was off-white with dark brown trim.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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