picket fencenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɪk.ɪt ˌfens/us/ˈpɪk.ɪt ˌfens/a type of low fence made of a row of flat sticks that are pointed at the top and often painted white, which is seen as typical of a comfortable, traditional American home:
She and her husband installed a picket fence to create a safe play space in their backyard.
"Part of the American dream is to have the house and the white picket fence in the suburbs," Segal said.
You need to meet me to understand my "normal" isn't a white picket fence, a dog and 2.4 kids.
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Parts of buildings: fences & rails
- balustrade
- banister
- barbed wire
- barricade
- barrier
- chain-link fence
- crush barrier
- fence
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- fencing
- gatepost
- hoarding
- paling
- palisade
- picture rail
- rail
- railing
- sandbag
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