unfenced

adjective

un·​fenced ˌən-ˈfen(t)st How to pronounce unfenced (audio)
: not enclosed or bordered by a fence : not fenced
an unfenced pasture/garden/yard

Examples of unfenced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Livestock proliferated around California, many of them untended and unfenced. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2024 Development is limited to just two percent of any parcel for residences and outbuildings, while the remaining land is to remain unfenced and undisturbed as part of the community’s commitment to sustainable land stewardship. Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023 The study used data from more than 3,100 giraffes identified over eight years in an unfenced 4,500km² area of the Tarangire ecosystem in Tanzania. Derek E. Lee, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023 Hornaday was one of the earliest Americans to recognize that headlong settlement of the West was inevitably inconsistent with the existence of bison, and their requirement of large tracts of unfenced wild land. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Oct. 2023 The Washington Examiner traveled in late October to see existing wall from previous administrations, new barrier, and unfenced areas of the border in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to learn where the president's 2016 campaign promise stands. Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2020 As Mumford spoke, a doe milled around in an unfenced portion of Pando, just west of the Doctor Creek campground. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023 Only the Del Mar right-of-way remains unfenced because of the strident opposition there. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023 Built as sister houses with combined outdoor spaces, the lots remain unfenced, and many of the landscape features have been preserved. Jen Banowetz, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unfenced was in 1608

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“Unfenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfenced. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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