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
Thomas Jefferson, the first president to live eight years in the building, installed a low, wooden and rail fence and later a stone wall, but the grounds were kept open to the public.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2020
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
Not taking time to open the gate, I flew over the rail fence and ran to the store.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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