sunk fence

noun

Definition of sunk fencenext
as in ditch

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  1. ditch
  2. trench
  3. moat
Noun
  • Body-camera footage later showed the deputy calling Parker over before shooting him, waiting several minutes, shooting him again, and leaving his body in a ditch.
    — Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
  • In August 1950 the area that came to be known as the Gaza Strip was cut off from the rest of Palestine by a ditch carved into the soil by a single-blade plough pulled by a tractor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of ditch
Noun
  • The modest trench that once plagued the Galaxy Z Fold series' inner display is virtually gone.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026
  • Crews have welded in new steel pipe, tested for leaks and begun preparing the 25-foot-deep trench for backfilling, concrete slurry, asphalt and water-quality checks before traffic can return.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • Cross-engine agreement is the closest thing this discipline has to a moat.
    — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • JPMorgan initiates Moog as overweight JPMorgan said the aerospace company has a wide moat.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of moat
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