"fenceline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fencelines [plural]
Etymology: From fence + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fence|line}} fence + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} fenceline (plural fencelines)
  1. The path a fence takes through a landscape; a long, usually straight, section of fence.
    Sense id: en-fenceline-en-noun-oRNuADuw
  2. (Oklahoma, figuratively) A narrow strip of territory that a municipality annexes to surround unincorporated territory that the municipality wants to reserve to itself for future growth. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-fenceline-en-noun-rkeRJc1g Categories (other): Oklahoma English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: strip annexation, proclamation boundary

Inflected forms

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