English Explanatory Dictionary

cyclone fence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. chainlink fence

Word forms

cyclone fence cyclone fences

Etymology

From genericization of a brand name. The Cyclone brand name (from cyclone) began in the 1890s and was owned by U.S. Steel from the 1920s to the 1980s.

Related words

cyclone fencing
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