fence

nouncountable and uncountableB2/fɛns/

A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.informal
The place whence such a middleman operates.
Skill in oral debate.
A guard or guide on machinery.
A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.figuratively
A prohibition enacted to prevent violation of another more primary rule.Jewish
A memory barrier.
The boundary.

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A fence between makes love more keen.

The school grounds extend as far as this fence.