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Fences

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palisadenoun(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
fence inverb(idiomatic, by extension) To restrict freedom.
wallnounA rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
surroundnoun(British) Anything, such as a fence or border, that surrounds something.
contendverb(intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
arguenounA surname.
debatenounAn argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
barriersnounA structure that bars passage.
barsnoun(sports) Any event in gymnastics using the bars.
billboardsa ballet commissioned by Gerald Arpino for the Joffrey Ballet featuring the works of Prince.
bordersnounScottish Borders
closingnounThe act by which something is closed.
closurenounAn event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
closuresnounAn event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
dams(formerly Driot-Arnoux Motorsport, currently Driot Associés Motor Sport; racing as DAMS Lucas Oil for sponsorship reasons) an auto racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsport.
endnounThe terminal point of something in space or time.
gatesnounA placename.
hurdlesnounA sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over.
limitsnounA restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
obstaclesnounSomething that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively

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