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单词 sunk fence
释义

sunk fence


noun

a wall or other barrier set in a ditch to divide lands without marring the landscape.

Origin of sunk fence

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby sunk fence

sun hemp, sunk, sunken, sunken garden, sunket, sunk fence, Sun King, sunk relief, sunlamp, sunless, sun letter
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Example sentences from the Web for sunk fence

  • Footsteps fell on their ears, on the path which threaded the lawn just beyond the sunk-fence.

    Huntingtower|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for sunk fence

sunk fence

noun

a ditch, one side of which is made into a retaining wall so as to enclose an area of land while remaining hidden in the total landscapeAlso called: ha-ha
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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