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electric fences

electric fences is the plural of electric fence.

Meaning of electric fence

Noun

electric fence (plural electric fences)

  1. A fence containing metal wire through which an electric current is passed, as a deterrent which will shock people or animals trying to breach or climb the fence.
    • To ward off deer, Mr. Haas, an ornithologist, has installed an electric fence around his garden in the park.1985 September 29, Lindsey Gruson, “Despite protests, deer hunts are set”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Jan 2013

Questions about electric fences

What is electric fences the plural of?
Electric fences is the plural of electric fence.

Words near electric fences in the dictionary

  1. electric eraser
  2. electric erasers
  3. electric eye
  4. electric eyes
  5. electric fence
  6. electric fences
  7. electric field
  8. electric fields
  9. electric fire
  10. electric fires
  11. electric fish

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