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单词 fencing
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fencing

noun

fenc·​ing ˈfen(t)-siŋ How to pronounce fencing (audio)
1
: the art or practice of attack and defense with the foil, épée, or saber
2
a(1)
: fence sense 2a
(2)
: the fences of a property or region
b
: material used for building fences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web With impressive sports, drama and music facilities, there's an indoor pool, full-size astroturf soccer field and a nine-hole golf course — not to mention clubs that include horse riding, fencing, scuba diving and polo (another royal favorite!). Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District has put in new fencing and security cameras at Uvalde Elementary, and has added additional police officers and therapists to help families feel safer. Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2022 Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District leadership has said that work is under way on its campuses to install new fencing, add security cameras, upgrade door locks and radio reception, and provide additional staff and school police training. Elizabeth Findell, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, city and transit officials are looking at installing cameras, higher fencing and a traffic median on the bridge to minimize future problems. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022 At Pure Pastures, the ranch is segmented into various pastures marked off by a miles-long network of electric fencing. Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 1 June 2022 The goats have been working nearly 24 hours a day since March, clearing 90% of the biomass wherever Mr. Moreno pens them with portable electric fencing. Clara Germani, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2020 Before the day is out, construction fencing begins going up on the property. San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Border Patrol agents had responded to the area to apprehend two migrants who entered the US illegally by swimming around the International Boundary Maritime primary fencing, according to CBP spokesperson Gerrelaine Alcordo. Geneva Sands And Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

fencing

noun

fenc·​ing
ˈfen-siŋ
: the sport of having a pretended fight with blunted swords

fencing 1 of 2

adjective

as in enclosing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • enclosing
  • surrounding
  • encircling
  • bounding
  • connecting
  • interconnecting
  • attached
  • embracing
  • connected
  • communicating
  • inclosing
  • rimming
  • joined
  • linked
  • peripheral
  • united
  • tangent
  • circumjacent
  • tangential
  • skirting
  • nearby
  • marginal
  • adjoining
  • encompassing
  • adjacent
  • approximate
  • abutting
  • flanking
  • closest
  • nearest
  • bordering
  • near
  • nigh
  • next-door
  • touching
  • joining
  • neighboring
  • contiguous
  • fringing
  • ambient
  • immediate
  • close
  • juxtaposed
  • conterminous
  • verging
  • flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • separate
  • detached
  • apart
  • discrete
  • removed
  • noncontiguous
  • isolated
  • nonadjacent
  • unconnected
  • unattached
  • single
  • isolate
  • disconnected
  • remote
  • unlinked
  • free-standing
  • farthest
  • distant
  • away
  • discontinuous
  • divided
  • far
  • split
  • resolved
  • broken up
  • noncontinuous
  • faraway
  • severed
  • ramified
  • uncoupled
  • divorced
  • disjoined
  • sundered
  • parted
  • far-off
  • unyoked
  • disunited
  • dissociated
  • dissevered
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fencing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fence
as in protecting
to drive danger or attack away from had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • protecting
  • defending
  • shielding
  • guarding
  • safeguarding
  • securing
  • fending
  • screening
  • warding
  • keeping
  • forfending
  • bulwarking
  • covering
  • preventing
  • saving
  • opposing
  • walling
  • fighting
  • preserving
  • standing up for
  • resisting
  • conserving
  • withstanding
  • warring
  • palisading
  • picketing
  • averting
  • buffering
  • contending
  • battling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • attacking
  • assaulting
  • assailing
  • storming
  • submitting
  • overrunning
  • bombarding
  • caving
  • besieging
  • besetting
  • yielding
  • capitulating
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