rail fence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rail fence
An Americanism dating back to 1640–50
Example Sentences
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Plans for a "timber post and rail fence" have been submitted to North Yorkshire Council to consider.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2023
Film and Video Festival in January 1981 featured a single page with a photo of a group of 20 or so people leaning against a wooden rail fence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
His head hit the rail fence and he landed on the turf on his forehead, The New York Times reported at the time.
From Fox News ● Aug. 8, 2019
The area will be cordoned off with a steel rail fence and seeded with native grasses.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2019
Of course, I was barefooted and didn’t make any more noise than a lizard walking on a rail fence.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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