fence line

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A fence line is the boundary marked by a fence, or the path where a fence runs or would run across land.

Property disputes often center on fence lines: The surveyor confirmed the fence line matched the deed.

In rural areas, fence lines define pastures and separate neighbors' land.

The term also refers to the strip of land along either side of a fence, often left unmowed or wild.

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pasture · neighbor · border · edge · marker · land survey · divide · rancher · back forty · cattle · cattle guard · wooden · wire · stretch · mending · trespass · survey · picket

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boundary type

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Boundary of planted shrubs

natural boundary · tree line · hedgerow · waterway · ridgeline

spatial function

fence lineinterior

Inside area or region

center · heartland · middle ground · core area · open field

access control

fence lineopen range

Unfenced public grazing land

open land · commons · open country · common land · free range

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