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

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

Early the next morning, many of the same faces returned for the real start of school, crowded in front of the chain-link fence. — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

For years, the building had stood as the hollow husk of a former 7-Eleven, boarded up with plywood and enclosed by a chain-link fence. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 31 Aug. 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