Collocations for fence - noun
ADJECTIVE
high,
tall
low
barbed-wire, chain-link, iron, mesh, metal, picket, rail (esp. AmE), steel, stone (AmE), wire, wood (AmE), wooden, wrought-iron
The house was surrounded by a white picket fence.
low
barbed-wire, chain-link, iron, mesh, metal, picket, rail (esp. AmE), steel, stone (AmE), wire, wood (AmE), wooden, wrought-iron
The house was surrounded by a white picket fence.
electric,
electrified
(AmE)
back, backyard (AmE), garden
border (esp. AmE), boundary, perimeter, security
the airport perimeter fence
back, backyard (AmE), garden
border (esp. AmE), boundary, perimeter, security
the airport perimeter fence
invisible
(= to keep pets in)
left-field, outfield, right-field (all in baseball)
privacy (AmE)
She walked over to the tall wooden privacy fence.
left-field, outfield, right-field (all in baseball)
privacy (AmE)
She walked over to the tall wooden privacy fence.
political
(figurative)
a proposal approved by people on both sides of the political fence
a proposal approved by people on both sides of the political fence
VERB + fence
build,
erect,
put up
climb, climb over, hop (AmE), hop over (esp. AmE), jump, jump over, scale
mend (figurative)
The White House already is struggling to mend fences with Europe.
climb, climb over, hop (AmE), hop over (esp. AmE), jump, jump over, scale
mend (figurative)
The White House already is struggling to mend fences with Europe.
fence + NOUN
post
line (esp. AmE)
the fence line separating the United States from Mexico
line (esp. AmE)
the fence line separating the United States from Mexico
PREPOSITION
over a/the fence
She leaned over the fence.
She leaned over the fence.
fence around,
fence round
(esp. BrE)
a fence around the site
a fence around the site