Rabbit-proof fence
noun
1.
noun
any of the boundaries between the states of Australia; figuratively, a fence erected for the purpose of exclusion
Examples
The film follows the girls as they walk for weeks along 1,500 miles of the Australian rabbit-proof fence to return to their community.
Word Origin
1881
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