paling
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7.2
- noun
- The garden was protected by a tall fence made of pointing palings.
- paling fence
Examples
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The children played happily behind the wooden paling that surrounded the yard.
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Not even the driven palings of the fence had survived the flames.
Fiction book (1990) -
Beyond the palings was a city street.
Fiction book (2001) -
Grace had seized two of the palings and refused to let go.
Fiction book (1997) -
The path was narrow here, crowded closer to the tall wrought-iron palings of the park fence by trees and brush.
Fiction book (2001) -
She painted the palings of the fence to match the color of the house.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long pole set upright in the ground to support or mark
93
4.8
A strong post that you put into the ground to mark a place or hold something
22
2.7
Materials like wood or wire used to make a barrier around land
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7.9
A strong fence of close wooden posts to protect a place
3
9.0
A strong fence of upright wooden or metal posts used for protection
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8.0
A thin wooden piece set upright to make a fence
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2.0
A strong post standing in the ground to hold a fence
1
2.0
A row of upright wooden or metal boards with spaces that mark the edge of a yard
A fence of strong wooden posts set close together to protect a place
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Etymology
Paling comes from an old word pal meaning 'stake' or 'post', from Latin palus 'stake' and the same root as palisade, a fence of wooden stakes, so a paling is one of those thin, pointed stakes or the fence made from them.