well-fenced
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a word derived from
fence.
fencenouna barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of vertical posts connected with horizontal sections of sturdy material or materials, as wood, metal, vinyl, or wire, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
Example Sentences
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For the more perfect welfare state can flourish only in a well-fenced world that brakes the influx of competing people and products.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2020
Fish and Wildlife Service and given the run of 150 acres of well-fenced Texas marsh.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Few cattle grazed across the Olla's well-fenced acres—and these cattle were of a poor strain, lean Mexican stock that would never run into weight as beef.
From The Ridin' Kid from Powder River by R. M. Brinkerhoff
He built a new house at the entrance of the village, and had a large well-fenced garden, yet, notwithstanding his fences, he never felt himself secure.
From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth
As early as 1796, it is described as being a "well-fenced orchard, containing 1200 trees."
From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by George W. Holley