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  • 11Fence (criminal) — In law enforcement, a fence is an individual who knowingly buys stolen property for later resale in a (usually) legitimate market. As a verb, the word describes the behavior of the thief in the transaction: The burglar fenced the radio . This… …

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  • 12fence — An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object, especially an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within; a visible or tangible obstruction which may be …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 13fence — Synonyms and related words: abatis, about the bush, advanced work, arch dam, arm, armor, armor plate, around the bush, avoid, backstop, baffle, balistraria, balustrade, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, bar, barbed wire, barbed wire entanglement,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14fence in — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence. [V P n] He plans to fence in about 100 acres of his ranch five miles north of town. 2) PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If you are fenced in by someone or something,… …

    English dictionary

  • 15Fence, Wisconsin — Infobox Settlement official name = Fence, Wisconsin settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = United States… …

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  • 16fence sitter — noun a) One who takes neither side of an argument or controversy, but maintains a neutral position. What...? EW. You scored with the fence sitter? <! note: the original was in all caps (as is the entire graphic novel) b) One who is bisexual,… …

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  • 17fence — A stationary wall like plate on the upper surface of a wing, extending chordwise or substantially parallel to the airstream. Fences generally extend from one third up to one half of the wing chord and are located outward about two thirds of the… …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 18fence — A hedge, structure, or partition, erected for the purpose of inclosing a piece of land, or to divide a piece of land into distinct portions, or to separate two contiguous estates. An enclosure about a field or other space, or about any object;… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19fence — A hedge, structure, or partition, erected for the purpose of inclosing a piece of land, or to divide a piece of land into distinct portions, or to separate two contiguous estates. An enclosure about a field or other space, or about any object;… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 20kangaroo fence — /kæŋgəˈru fɛns/ (say kangguh rooh fens) noun a high fence, about 2.5 metres in height, built to keep out kangaroos from a rural property. Also, marsupial fence …