noun
- Plural of fencerow; rows of fencing that mark property boundaries or divide fields, often with vegetation growing along them.
Usage: Chiefly North American, especially in agricultural contexts
Examples
- The farmer maintained the fencerows to keep livestock contained.
- Fencerows provide habitat for birds and small mammals.
- Old fencerows often become overgrown with brush and weeds.
- The property was divided by several fencerows running east to west.
- Clearing fencerows can increase usable farmland.