chicken wire

noun

: a light galvanized wire netting of hexagonal mesh

Examples of chicken wire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rabbits can be kept out with a fence that’s 30 inches tall and made from hardware cloth or chicken wire with one-inch diameter holes to keep out the babies, too. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

On Martha’s Vineyard, a low-lying fence with chicken wire is installed seasonally at the entrance of a key breeding site for oystercatchers and other seabirds and shorebirds, which has kept skunks and raccoons that eat their eggs off the beach. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Lay Down Chicken Wire or Hardware Cloth Protect your seedlings or bulbs by covering them with chicken wire or hardware cloth. — Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026

Early cages were constructed from chicken wire, until steel began to be used around the ’80s. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

from its use for making enclosures for chickens

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chicken wire

• acquire
• attire
• bonfire
• campfire
• ceasefire
• conspire
• desire
• enquire
• entire
• greenbrier
• gunfire
• homebuyer

Kids Definition

chicken wire

noun

: a light wire fencing with hexagonal openings