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hedgerow

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈhɛd͡ʒɹəʊ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hedge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fence, fencing

Narrower terms: privet hedge, windbreak, shelterbelt

History

Etymology

From Middle English heggerowe, heggerewe, heggerawe, from Old English *heċġrāw, *heċġrǣw (attested only as Old English heġerǣwe, heġerēwe (“hedgerow”)), equivalent to hedge + row.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tanca viva — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Catalan: bardissa — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Faroese: runnagirðing — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Finnish: pensasaita — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • French: haie — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Galician: sebe — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • German: Hecke — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Plautdietsch: Hakj — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Scottish Gaelic: callaid — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Spanish: seto — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Swedish: häck — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Swedish: buskrad — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
  • Welsh: gwrych — a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge