A free-standing fence consisting of sets of wooden rails that interlock in a zigzag fashion.
the zigzag fence required much less labor than the straight post-and-hole fence
Example sentencesExamples
- A zigzag fence of four or more strands connects the two rows of alternating pickets.
- The fenceline was a zigzag fence constructed from logs of aspen trees.
- She first set up the post; in making a zigzag fence it is very convenient to have one post to begin with.
- Calculations may be made for the cost of posts for a straight fence compared with the cost for a redundant quantity of lumber for a zigzag fence.
- The fences described by Wilson were zigzag fences made of split rails crossed at the ends.