SPLIT-RAIL FENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle)

Synonyms:

rail fence; split-rail fence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("split-rail fence" is a kind of...):

fence; fencing (a barrier that serves to enclose an area)

Meronyms (parts of "split-rail fence"):

fence rail; split rail (a rail that is split from a log)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "split-rail fence"):

snake-rail fence; snake fence; Virginia fence; worm fence (rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails)