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Synonyms

chain-link fence

American  

noun

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


Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 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

She hit the buzzer at the first high chain-link fence, which was garlanded with a spool of razor wire atop.

From Slate • May 2, 2025

She was telling me about Donovan getting his tongue frozen to a chain-link fence one winter, but by that time I’d stopped listening.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman