fence post

[ fens pohst ]

noun

1. a post, made of wood, metal, or other sturdy material, that is a vertical support for a fence. The horizontal pieces or sections of a fence are attached to the fence posts, which are set at intervals into the ground, usually secured with concrete or gravel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fence post¹

First recorded in 1790–95

Example Sentences

Long-legged harvestmen arachnids staking their turf from fence post to fence post.

From Nautilus

Blazes are found on trees and also on rocks, cairns, fence posts, telephone poles, fence stiles, and in one case, on the bottom of a canoe that ferries hikers across the Kennebec River in Maine.

From Outside Online

On my walk with the dog, I saw dozens of empty husks on trees, curbs and fence posts.

From Washington Post

Even more magical, the transformation cost Wilde only “a couple hundred bucks in fence posts” and a few days of sweat equity, thanks in part to those NRCS staffers who came in 2016 and a host of volunteers.

From Science News

Between each wooden fence post is a diagram, made from the same crude wood, demonstrating various theories of composition, from the rule of thirds to the golden ratio and two-point perspective.

From Washington Post

Have the president drive in the golden fence post at Promontory Point II and sign the amnesty right there.

From The Daily Beast

But all of a sudden he flew up on the tallest fence-post he could find, and flapped his wings.

From Project Gutenberg

When he was near enough to see all over the field, he dropped down to the top of a fence post, and there he waited.

From Project Gutenberg

The door had locked itself behind me; they got a fence post for a battering ram, and the post burst into flame.

From Project Gutenberg

His household consisted of a Kiowa Indian man cook, four hounds, a pet sheep, and a half-tamed coyote chained to a fence-post.

From Project Gutenberg

A third failure—the bullet clipping a splinter from a fence-post on the opposite side of the ring.

From Project Gutenberg