English

Alternative forms

• electrical fence

Noun

electric fence ‎(plural electric fences)

1. A fence containing metal wire through which an electric current is passed, as a deterrent which will shock people or animals trying to breach or climb the fence.
   • 1985 Sept. 29, Lindsey Gruson, "Despite protests, deer hunts are set," New York Times (retrieved 22 Jan 2013):

     To ward off deer, Mr. Haas, an ornithologist, has installed an electric fence around his garden in the park.

   • 2011 Oct. 17, Ioan Grillo, "Cain's Electrified-Border Joke: No Laughing Matter in Mexico," Time:

     [W]hen Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain joked about a killer electric fence to keep migrants out, political electric shocks surged rapidly south of the Rio Grande.

References

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