chicken run
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Last year, an anticorruption watchdog said the state misspent more than $20 million on “security upgrades,” including a pool and chicken run at the president’s private rural homestead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2015
The homestead has a swimming pool, chicken run, clinic and a hall that doubles as a cinema.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2015
A swimming pool, chicken run and tuck-shop were all built under the guise of improving security.
From Economist ● Aug. 28, 2014
It said he should pay for some of the unnecessary buildings, which also included an amphitheatre and a chicken run.
From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2014
An instant later Taran heard a loud clucking and squawking from the chicken run.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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