sunk fence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunk fence
Noun
  • If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 May 2025
  • At least one species known as a ditch lily flourishes under wet conditions.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • This creates a moat that grass roots will struggle to get across.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
  • It can also be hung from a tree or fence and features an ant moat to keep insects out.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The force can carve a trench into the sand below you and create a rip current, a fast-moving channel of water that will haul your unsuspecting ass out to sea.
    Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
  • Kent just came back inside after digging trenches along the side of our dirt road in the pouring rain.
    Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Then, ten miles from where Evelyn lived, her wallet was found in a gutter in South San Francisco.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • In comparison to Bean's teardrop lineup, the 1,400-lb (635-kg) Bean Pod trades in the fiberglass shell for an aluminum body with overhanging rain gutters delivering leakproof performance.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Sunk fence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunk%20fence. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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