electric fence

electric fence

English

Warning sign on an electric fence.

Alternative forms

• electrical fence

Noun

electric fence (plural electric fences)

1. A fence containing metal wire through which an electric current is passed, as a deterrent which will shock people or animals trying to breach or climb the fence.
   • 1985 Sept. 29, Lindsey Gruson, "Despite protests, deer hunts are set," New York Times (retrieved 22 Jan 2013):

     To ward off deer, Mr. Haas, an ornithologist, has installed an electric fence around his garden in the park.

   • 2011 Oct. 17, Ioan Grillo, "Cain's Electrified-Border Joke: No Laughing Matter in Mexico," Time:

     [W]hen Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain joked about a killer electric fence to keep migrants out, political electric shocks surged rapidly south of the Rio Grande.

Translations

electric fence

Chinese: Mandarin: 電圍欄／电围栏 (diànwéilán) Czech: elektrický ohradník m Danish: elektrisk hegn n Dutch: schrikdraad (nl) m, elektrische afrastering f Esperanto: elektra barilo Finnish: sähköaita (fi); sähköpaimen (fi) (for cattle) French: électrificateur de clôture m, clôture électrique (fr) f German: Elektrozaun m, elektrischer Weidezaun m, Kontaktzaun m (military) Norwegian: Bokmål: elektrisk gjerde n, el-gjerde n Nynorsk: elektrisk gjerde n, el-gjerde n Polish: elektryczny pastuc m Portuguese: cerca eletrificada f Slovene: električni pastir m Spanish: valla electrificada f, cerca eléctrica f, cerco eléctrico m Swedish: elektriskt stängsel n, elstängsel n Upper Sorbian: elektriski płót m

References

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