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| picket |
a pointed post fixed into the ground, used to make a fence or hold something in place. [1/3 definitions] |
| picket fence |
a fence made of pointed upright pales or slats set fairly close together and often painted white. |
| post1 |
a pole or stake placed in the ground to serve as a marker, or for supporting a fence or other structure. [1/6 definitions] |
| rail1 |
a long bar of wood, metal, or some other material that is attached to two posts as part of a fence. [1/2 definitions] |
| railing |
a long bar that connects posts and is used as a fence or for safety. |
| refence |
combined form of fence. |
| snow fence |
a temporary fence of thin slats joined by wire, used to control drifting snow. |
| spike1 |
a sharply pointed projection as on armor, a weapon, or the top of a fence post. [1/9 definitions] |
| stake1 |
a sharpened or pointed post designed to be driven into the ground, as for a marker or support, or part of a fence. [1/6 definitions] |
| stile |
a set or series of steps for climbing over a fence or wall. |
| stockade |
a fence for defense made of upright posts. [1/2 definitions] |
| straddle |
to have one leg on each side of (a horse, fence, line, or the like); be astride. [1/8 definitions] |
| weir |
a fence, as of brush, set in a stream to catch fish. [1/2 definitions] |
| windbreak |
a hedge, fence, row of trees, or the like that serves as a shelter from the wind. |
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