单词 | dingo fence |
释义 | > as lemmasdingo fence dingo fence n. a fence designed to keep out dingoes.Sometimes (with the and now usually with capital initials) spec. denoting one such fence erected in the 1880s to protect livestock in southern Queensland, extending 3,488 miles (see quot. 1983). ΚΠ 1893 Geelong Advertiser (Victoria, Austral.) 2 Nov. A dingo fence of sloping logs remains round some of the run. 1983 Open Road Aug. 19/1 The world's longest fence—the dingo fence—stretches from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Indian Ocean. 2020 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 8 Mar. (Escape section) 12 If you travel with kids, consider staying in one of the campgrounds with a dingo fence. < as lemmas |
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