fencing

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a barrier that serves to enclose an area

Similar word(s): fence

Definition categories: man–made, barrier

2. material for building fences

Definition categories: substance

3. the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)

Definition categories: act, play, swordplay, combat, fight, fighting, scrap

Sentences with fencing as a noun:

- Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.

verb

1. present participle of fence