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Noun
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hedge
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hedgerow
(a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes)
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(n)
privet hedge
(hedge of privet plants)
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windbreak
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shelterbelt
(hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion)
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(n)
fence
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fencing
(a barrier that serves to enclose an area)
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(n)
backstop
((baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field)
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(n)
chainlink fence
(a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern)
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(n)
hedge
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hedgerow
(a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes)
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(n)
picket fence
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paling
(a fence made of upright pickets)
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rail fence
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split-rail fence
(a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle))
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stone wall
(a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields)
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wall
(a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden))
"the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
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weir
(a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish)