sunk fence
noun
a wall or other barrier set in a ditch to divide lands without marring the landscape.
Origin of sunk fence
First recorded in 1755–65
Words nearby sunk fence
sunglasses,
sunglow,
sungrebe,
sunhat,
sunk,
sunk fence,
sunk relief,
sunken,
sunken garden,
sunket,
sunlamp
Example sentences from the Web for sunk fence
Footsteps fell on their ears, on the path which threaded the lawn just beyond the sunk-fence.
Huntingtower |John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for sunk fence
sunk fence
noun
a ditch, one side of which is made into a retaining wall so as to enclose an area of land while remaining hidden in the total landscape
Also called: ha-ha