chain-link fence

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

A sagging old chain-link fence behind the tire shop was the only escape route.

From Literature

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

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

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