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Meanings of electric fence in English

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Usage of electric fence in English
1
We reach the electric fence that separates District 12 from the woods.
The Hunger Pains
2
Coffee arrived and the espresso was excellent, like an aromatic electric fence.
Broken Homes
3
The main thing is, I never touched the electric fence again.
Cormac: the tale of a dog gone missing
4
I didn't have anything I needed to disable the electric fence.
Leaving Time
5
The electric fence was the outer ring, protecting the world from us freaks.
The Darkest Minds
6
I let go of the electric fence and stumbled back.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
7
The silvery wires of the electric fence glimmered in the bluish light of Gopus.
Mech
8
He looked like he'd just peed on an electric fence.
Biggie and the devil diet
9
I walked past three or four cows in the pasture straight to the electric fence.
Cormac: the tale of a dog gone missing
10
I suppose I'd better get Ted to draw me another thousand yards of electric fence.
The Long War
11
Behind the beach, deeper in the woods, they heard the hum of the electric fence.
Jurassic Park
12
The fogbank is no different from an electric fence.
iD
13
Reaching the edge of the trees, the killbeast paused to investigate a crude electric fence.
Mech
14
And we live in a security estate that has guards, walls, and an electric fence.
The South African
15
The electric fence is rarely activated no matter how insanely close he comes to his subjects.
Wired
16
Beyond the iron bars and electric fence, the jungle is still, as if waiting for something.
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United States of America
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