hedgerow
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hedgerow
before 950; Middle English; Old English heggerewe. See hedge, row 1
Example Sentences
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To “hedge” a bet was an obvious extension of the way a hedgerow protects those inside it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
"As a national policy, we're trying to expand hedgerows in this country, and this will tell us where there are gaps in the hedgerow network that we could fill in."
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
"Still about a minute left," said the drone's pilot, 46-year-old Soliara, before silence fell over their control van, full of screens and cables and concealed in a hedgerow in the northwest Kharkiv region.
From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2023
On the Big Island, volcanic rock pebbles crunched underfoot as Lomberg wandered down a curving hedgerow marked “Orion arm” to a leaf adorned with a plastic jewel that represents our solar system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Bluebell, Acorn and Pipkin came with them to the foot of the hill and watched them down the hedgerow.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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