electric fence

noun

: a fence that has an electrical current passing through it

The pasture was surrounded by an electric fence.

Examples of electric fence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While there is an electric fence, a few times a year determined goats make their way out. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The clicking was from our electric fence, which was always zapping some errant grass, a misbehaving sheep, or a horny bull. — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

At the advice of a cardiologist, Davie decided against an electric fence. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Buses of tourists and schoolchildren gather at the conservancy’s electric fence, angling for a glimpse of the tail ends of an evolutionary line that’s been stretching back to the time horses were the size of dogs and the continent of Australia had not yet broken free of Antarctica. — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026

Rhymes for electric fence

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