picket fence
a fence consisting of pickets or pales nailed to horizontal stringers between upright posts.
Origin of picket fence
1- Also called paling, paling fence.
Words Nearby picket fence
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How to use picket fence in a sentence
Strandf could photograph anything from a blind woman to a picket fence and make the image indelible.
A bar chart showing quarterly GDP growth resembles the teeth of a saw, not a picket fence.
The U.S. Economy Had a Hiccup, Not a Heart Attack, This Year | Daniel Gross | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe one we parked in front of had an Astroturf lawn and white picket fence.
She leapt over the brand-new white picket fence we built for her in a single bound.
I grew up wanting the whole shebang: Prince Charming, white picket fence and our cooing angel-faced children.
Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories | Harry Siegel | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
A moment later, with contemptuous satisfaction, he saw Burlingame climb the picket-fence at the side of the house.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerIn its surging to and from the crowd pushed over a post-rotted picket fence that had been erected in the early days of Everett.
The Everett massacre | Walker C. SmithIt was so natural to be there that I scarce realized all that had happened since last I saw the back gate in the picket fence.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston ChurchillExcited citizens gathered to the scene, for the picket fence had not succumbed without protest, and the crash had carried well.
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon WilsonHe was an uncomfortable horse to ride under the best circumstances; here he was as bad as riding a picket-fence.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane Grey
British Dictionary definitions for picket fence
a fence consisting of pickets supported at close regular intervals by being driven into the ground, by interlacing with strong wire, or by nailing to horizontal timbers fixed to posts in the ground
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