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
Now it is set to be replaced by "a tree planting and hedgerow creation plan", which farmers would need to start to make progress on with a view to delivering this by 2030.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
The shrub, which has been politely described as humble or nondescript, is best located behind borders or woven into a mixed hedgerow.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 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
I slipped along the hedgerow and when I was well past Starr’s house I came up the field and back onto the road.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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