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electric fence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

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.
   • [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. 2011 October 17, Ioan Grillo, “Cain's Electrified-Border Joke: No Laughing Matter in Mexico”, in Time:
   • To ward off deer, Mr. Haas, an ornithologist, has installed an electric fence around his garden in the park. 1985 September 29, Lindsey Gruson, “Despite protests, deer hunts are set”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Jan 2013:

Forms

Translations (33)

sv elektriskt stängsel (electric fence) · nl elektrische afrastering (electric fence) · de Kontaktzaun (electric fence) · fi sähköaita (electric fence) · id pagar listrik (electric fence) · pt cerca eletrificada (electric fence) · nl schrikdraad (electric fence) · hsb elektriski płót (electric fence) · hi विद्युत बाड़ (electric fence) · sl električni pastir (electric fence) · ast llendadora (electric fence) · sv elstängsel (electric fence) · da elektrisk hegn (electric fence) · fi sähköpaimen (electric fence) · de Elektrozaun (electric fence) · nn el-gjerde (electric fence) · nb el-gjerde (electric fence) · es cerca eléctrica (electric fence) · pl elektryczny pastuc (electric fence) · fr clôture électrique (electric fence) · ms pagar elektrik (electric fence) · de elektrischer Weidezaun (electric fence) · et elektriaed (electric fence) · fr électrificateur de clôture (electric fence) · es pastor eléctrico (electric fence) · ca tanca elèctrica (electric fence) · nb elektrisk gjerde (electric fence) · es cerco eléctrico (electric fence) · es valla electrificada (electric fence) · cs elektrický ohradník (electric fence) · cmn 電圍欄 /电围栏 (electric fence) · eo elektra barilo (electric fence) · nn elektrisk gjerde (electric fence)