Hoarding
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:44 pm
As they say, America and England are two countries separated by a common language:
American Heritage Dictionary
hoard·ing (hôr'dĭng, hōr'-)
n.
1. A temporary wooden fence around a building or structure under construction or repair.
2. Chiefly British A billboard.
[Obsolete hoard, hourd, from French dialectal hourd, fence, scaffold, hurdle, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
American Heritage Dictionary
hoard·ing (hôr'dĭng, hōr'-)
n.
1. A temporary wooden fence around a building or structure under construction or repair.
2. Chiefly British A billboard.
[Obsolete hoard, hourd, from French dialectal hourd, fence, scaffold, hurdle, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.