fencing

/ˈfɛnsɪŋ/
noun
  1. The sport of fighting with long, thin swords (foils, épées, or sabers).
    • Fencing requires quick reflexes, good footwork, and strategic thinking.
    • She has been practicing fencing for three years and won her first tournament last month.
    • The Olympic fencing team trained every day to prepare for the games.
  2. Material used to build a fence, such as wooden boards, wire, or metal panels.
    • The hardware store sells various types of fencing for yards and fields.
    • We bought rolls of wire fencing to enclose the garden.
    • The farmer used wooden fencing to keep the sheep in the pasture.
  3. The act of building or repairing a fence.
    • The crew finished fencing the entire perimeter by noon.
    • He spent the weekend fencing the new property line.
    • Fencing the backyard took longer than they expected because of the rocky soil.
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