chain-link fence

Woven metal boundary

A chain-link fence is a barrier made of woven metal wire forming a diamond pattern, supported by metal posts.

Common around schoolyards, tennis courts, and industrial properties, it's durable and see-through but considered utilitarian rather than attractive: The ball sailed over the chain-link fence into the neighbor's yard.

Related
  • wireThin metallic conductor
  • meshInterlocking open weave
  • metalHard conductive solid
  • barbed wireSpiked metal fence material
  • barrierObstruction preventing passage

boundary · keep out · no trespassing · cyclone · galvanized · rusty · playground · backyard · rattling · climb · security · industrial · diamond · weave · post · gate · schoolyard · batting cage

Categories
Opposites
material composition

chain-link fencewooden fence

Plank barrier around property

stone wall · brick wall · concrete wall · privacy fence · hedge

opacity/visibility

chain-link fenceprivacy fence

Tall yard enclosure

stockade fence · concrete barrier

permanence and formality

chain-link fencehedgerow

Linear shrub boundary

living wall · wrought iron fence · living fence · privet hedge · natural barrier

Family

chain, link, fence, chains, links, fences, chained, chaining, linked

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G