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pal·ing

 (pā′lĭng)
n.
1. One of a row of upright pointed sticks forming a fence; a pale.
2. Pointed sticks used in making fences; pales.
3. A fence made of pales or pickets.
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paling

(ˈpeɪlɪŋ)
n
1. a fence made of pales
2. pales collectively
3. a single pale
4. the act of erecting pales
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pal•ing

(ˈpeɪ lɪŋ)

n.
1. Also called pal′ing fence′. picket fence.
2. a pale or picket for a fence.
3. pales collectively.
4. the act of building a fence with pales.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.paling - a fence made of upright picketspaling - a fence made of upright pickets  
picket fence
fence, fencing - a barrier that serves to enclose an area
pale, picket - a wooden strip forming part of a fence
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Translations

paling

[ˈpeɪlɪŋ] N (= stake) → estaca f; (= fence) → estacada f, (em)palizada f
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paling

[ˈpeɪlɪŋ] n
(= stake) → palis m
(= fence) → palissade f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

paling

n (= stake) → Zaunpfahl m; (= fence) → Lattenzaun m; (bigger) → Palisadenzaun m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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In front of us, at a distance of two hundred yards or so as well as I could calculate, rose a black mass, which gradually resolved itself, as my eyes became accustomed to the twilight, into a long, low, and ancient house, with a hedge of evergreens and a pitch-black paling in front of it.
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