fence rail
Horizontal boundary beam
A fence rail is one of the horizontal bars in a fence, typically made of wood, running between posts to form a barrier.
Rail fences were common in rural America, built by stacking split logs in zigzag patterns.
He sat on the fence rail watching the horses.
The term sometimes describes something thin and rough-hewn: skinny as a fence rail.
- slatNarrow wooden strip
- boardFlat rigid panel
- woodenMade from timber
- splitSeparation into parts
- rusticRural and unrefined
paddock · horse pasture · pasture · corral · ranch · barrier · boundary · property line · cedar · leaning · weathered · crossbar · horizontal · climb · perch · splinter · barnyard · livestock
- railshandrail, guardrail, monorail, banister, balustrade
- perimeter securitybarbed wire, razor wire, security gate, bollard, concrete barrier
- table sawstable saw, cabinet saw, blade, saw blade, saw blades