The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zareba \Za*re"ba\, n. (Mil.) An improvised stockade; especially, one made of thorn bushes, etc. [Written also zareeba, and zeriba.] [Egypt]
``Ah,'' he moralizes, ``what wonderful instinct on the
part of this little creature to surround itself with a
zareba like the troops after Osman Digma.''
--R.
Jefferies.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of zariba nodot=1 English), ''particularly in figurative contexts'' vb. (alternative spelling of zariba nodot=1 English), ''particularly in figurative contexts''
Wikipedia
Zareba may refer to
- Zaręba, a Polish village
- Zareba (ship structure), a breakwater-like structure on ships, intended to deflect sea-water off the deck
- Zareba, an enclosure of bushes or stakes protecting a campsite or village in northeast Africa
Usage examples of "zareba".
Desperate to find a piece of evidence that would place Blair, and Koby, there on Zareba, she put the lesson on pause, and hoped if Nerine looked in, she would assume she had taken a break.
She hated to have to wait until Monday, but hid her impatience to leave Zareba and succeeded in being pleasant to Nerine during their break.
From the cover of the boulders and walls of hastily erected stone zarebas, Nefer's men met them with long lances and hails of javelins.