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chicken wire en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets.
   • "You'll recall that normally any old hen had sense enough not to run or fly into a chicken wire fence, but the same old hen at the sight of a hawk would lose all judgment about fences, and plunge headlong into it." 1981, Kenneth Robeson, The Screaming Man:
2. (countable) A type of such material, differentiated by material, coating, wire thickness, width, and mesh size.

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Relateds

hardware cloth

Translations (15)

tr kümes teli (mesh of wire) · fr grillage (mesh of wire) · de Hühnerdraht (mesh of wire) · nl kippengaas (mesh of wire) · sv hönsnät (mesh of wire) · de Kückendraht (mesh of wire) · de Kaninchendraht (mesh of wire) · de Hasengitter (mesh of wire) · de Hasendraht (mesh of wire) · de Kükendraht (mesh of wire) · es rejilla (mesh of wire) · cmn 鐵絲網 /铁丝网 (mesh of wire) · fi kanaverkko (mesh of wire) · de Sechseckgeflecht (mesh of wire) · tl kawad pangmanukan (mesh of wire)