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

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The couple, both 24, are enjoying their spacious, unfenced yard in the heart of the city, but a neighbor named Pete has been using it as his personal golf course. Ashley Vega, People.com, 18 June 2025 Trails cut through the property and orchard with direct access to thousands of unfenced acres on Table Mountain. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2025 The Mill Creek facility was a minimum security prison located just a few miles outside of the city of Salem, on an unfenced property covering around 2,000 acres, according to the department. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 July 2024 Cultivated by Jarman from 1986, when he was diagnosed with AIDS, until his death in 1994, its unfenced shrubs and wildflowers have been well documented by photographers both professional and amateur. Ella Riley-Adams Jamie Sims Alice Newell-Hanson Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Caitie Kelly MacKenzie Oster, New York Times, 6 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for unfenced

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Jul. 2025.

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