Virginia Fence (Noun)
Meaning
Rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The classic Virginia fence used on the farm was made from split rail and white oak trees.
- A traditional Virginia fence usually requires roughly six to eight acres of timber per mile.
- Virginia fence was traditionally built by driving sharpened wooden stakes into the ground at an angle.
- The early American colonists developed the Virginia fence to secure land and mark territory boundaries.
- The rail fence pattern used in traditional Virginia fences reduced the need for postholes.