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Definition of "hedgerow" []

  • A row of bushes, shrubs, or trees forming a hedge. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hedgerow" in a sentence
  • "Behind the hedgerow was a meadow, one not terribly tidy, with winter-browned grass."
  • "Also in the hedgerow was a home made car jack type device with a chisel edge which could be used to prise open doors or windows."
  • "Yet I'm not sure that the concept escapes the condescension that Loesberg wishes to avoid, since the "hedgerow" metaphor still positions gay historians"