# fenceline

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The path a fence takes through a landscape; a long, usually straight, section of fence.
2. A narrow strip of territory that a municipality annexes to surround unincorporated territory that the municipality wants to reserve to itself for future growth.

## Etymology
From fence + line.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fenceline