- split fence
- noun
: a strong weighted V-shaped cribwork built on a hillside to deflect an avalanche
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
split fence
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split-rail fence — «SPLIHT RAYL», U.S. a fence made up of rails split from a log: »an expanse of lawn bordered by a split rail fence (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
split rail — adj. designating or of a fence made with rails split from logs … English World dictionary
Split-rail fence — A split rail fence and log fence is a type of fence constructed out of timber logs, usually split lengthwise into rails and typically used for agricultural or decorative fencing. Such fences require much more timber than other types of fences,… … Wikipedia
Fence — A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or … Wikipedia
split rail — noun a rail that is split from a log • Syn: ↑fence rail • Hypernyms: ↑rail • Part Holonyms: ↑rail fence * * * noun : a fence rail split from a log * * * a wooden rail split lengthwise from a log and commonly used in rustic ra … Useful english dictionary
fence — fencelike, adj. /fens/, n., v., fenced, fencing. n. 1. a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary. 2. Informal. a person who receives… … Universalium
split — 1 /splIt/ verb past tense and past participle splitpresent participle splitting 1 INTO GROUPS also split up (I, T) if a group of people splits or is split, it divides into two or more groups, because one group strongly disagrees with the other:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fence rail — noun a rail that is split from a log (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑split rail • Hypernyms: ↑rail • Part Holonyms: ↑rail fence … Useful english dictionary
fence — Synonyms and related words: abatis, about the bush, advanced work, arch dam, arm, armor, armor plate, around the bush, avoid, backstop, baffle, balistraria, balustrade, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, bar, barbed wire, barbed wire entanglement,… … Moby Thesaurus
split rail — noun Date: 1826 a fence rail split from a log … New Collegiate Dictionary
