Sunk fence
Sunk fence noun - A ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.
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Trench and sunk fence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trench" instead a noun phrase "Sunk fence".
Trench
Trench noun - A long narrow channel dug in the earth.
Usage example: dug a trench and filled it with water in an attempt to keep the forest fire off her property
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