"over the fence" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} over the fence, {{en-PP}} over the fence
  1. (aviation) Entering, or having entered, the airfield in preparation for landing. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-over_the_fence-en-prep_phrase-MmcsiQ9y Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, fence.
    Sense id: en-over_the_fence-en-prep_phrase-4FLuH03z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

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