chain–link fence

noun

: a fence of heavy steel wire that is woven to form a pattern of large diamond-shaped spaces

Full Definition of CHAIN-LINK FENCE

: a fence of heavy steel wire woven to form a diamond-shaped mesh

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circa 1927

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