fence line
5
2.0
- noun
- /fɛns laɪn/
:
línea de cercas
- The children played near the fence line that separated the two properties.
- road along the fence line
- trees along the fence line
- yard along the fence line
Now to do this, when I say boundaries, you got to put up some fence lines.
- Now to do this, when I say boundaries, you got to put up some fence lines.
Examples
-
So essentially this is where our house is, and this is where our fence line is over here.
-
You could be hoeing a garden or clearing a fence line.
Fiction book (1994) -
Stay on the fence line.
-
Stick with me till we get the fence line.
-
We have motion at the south fence line.
-
Thinking I'd take him out, check the fence line after breakfast.
-
In Roberts corner of the river, there are people, there are communities, there are houses and schools just across the fence line from giant refineries.
-
And then along that fence line there, that'll all be built up with palms and tropical plants.
-
They were only a few yards from the fence-line gate when the church bell began ringing.
Fiction book (1990) -
On a mountain farm deep in central Sardinia, a young man wheels an empty, battered metal gurney along the fence line of a large pen.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A line that separates two countries or regions
567
1.0
A structure around land to mark or protect it
232
3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
44
2.0
A row of closely planted bushes that forms a low natural fence
23
2.0
A row of upright wooden or metal boards with spaces that mark the edge of a yard
20
2.7
A low fence made by stacking rough stones to mark boundaries or keep animals out
9
4.1
A line that shows the edge between two places or countries
2
3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
2
5.5
A line or border that shows where one area ends and another begins
1
4.3
A fence made of long wooden rails laid in a zigzag to keep animals in
A wooden fence made of rails laid in a zigzag pattern without posts
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'fence line' is the line or boundary formed by a fence, which a learner can infer from 'fence' (a built barrier) + 'line' (a mark or division). This is a straightforward noun+noun compound following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand the MWE.
Etymology
The phrase fence line comes from the clear picture of a fence making a straight line across fields. Farmers and landowners would walk that fence line to mark the edge of their land, so the phrase now means the 'boundary' between properties.