electric fence

noun

: a fence that has an electrical current passing through it
The pasture was surrounded by an electric fence.

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Work hard and keep your eyes on the prize like a mountain lion digging a hole under the electric fence. Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 The bear camp sits on the park's shoreline within an electric fence, and guests always stay with a guide outside of the campsite. James Barrett, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024 The power was out, and her electric fence wouldn’t open. Ashley Pōkiʻi Lewis, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024 However, the woman would have gone by a security system, a trench and an electric fence to end up in the section with the wolves, according to The Guardian. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024 Natalia Grace, Accused of Trying to Kill Adoptive Parents, Speaks in New Docuseries The couple accused her of trying to poison Kristine's coffee and kill her by dragging her toward an electric fence. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024 Natalia was accused of trying to poison Kristine's coffee and kill her by dragging her towards an electric fence. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024 Officials installed an electric fence around the school’s chicken coop and vegetable garden with a timer that turns it on in the evening. Jim Robbins John Stember, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023 Instead of the common practice of letting cows graze for months in one big field, AMP farmers use a single line of electric fence to pack their herd into smaller areas to maximize manure distribution, and then move them to the next patch of high grass in a day or two. Bill Weir, CNN, 3 July 2023

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“Electric fence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20fence. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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