chain-link fence

noun

: a fence of heavy steel wire woven to form a diamond-shaped mesh

Examples of chain-link fence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Three West Hartford police officers then discharged their firearms at Brown from an area along the chain-link fence separating the two residences. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Exit 31 has a nondescript chain-link fence and grass that could use a trimming. — James Barron, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Every night, after Jesus died on the cross, my apostles gently helped me down from the chain-link fence to which I had been lashed. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Along the road, black privacy fabric wraps the tall chain-link fence surrounding the Southaven site. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chain-link fence

• antisense
• commonsense
• effulgence
• frankincense
• ninepence
• nondefense
• recommence
• recompence
• recompense
• cense
• dense
• hence