fenceline

noun

Etymology

From fence + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as fenceline — “fence + line

Definitions

  1. The path a fence takes through a landscape

    The path a fence takes through a landscape; a long, usually straight, section of fence.

    • The farmers up here will have a lot of cleaning to do along the fencelines before they bale hay next June or they will be baling kindling.
  2. A narrow strip of territory that a municipality annexes to surround unincorporated…

    A narrow strip of territory that a municipality annexes to surround unincorporated territory that the municipality wants to reserve to itself for future growth.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA