chicken wire

noun

: a light galvanized wire netting of hexagonal mesh

Examples of chicken wire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All of the tools and materials needed to complete the class were provided, including flowers and foliage, chicken wire, floral foam, waterproof tape, vessels, and floral cutters. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026

Use chicken wire or inexpensive plastic fencing and a couple of stakes to build your cage. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026

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

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