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Noun rail fence has 1 sense
  1. rail fence - a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle)
    --1 is a kind of     fence, fencing
    --1 has parts: split rail, fence rail
    --1 has particulars: worm fence, snake fence, snake-rail fence, Virginia fence

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Rail Fence

Noun

1. A type of fence constructed using horizontal rails attached to vertical posts.

Sample Sentence: The farmer used sturdy wooden rail fences to enclose his livestock.

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Noun

2. A method of encoding text where letters are arranged in a zigzag pattern.

Sample Sentence: The spy intercepted the message encrypted using a rail fence cipher.

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