fladry
n.pl.— «The wolves are captured by a ten kilometre area being cordoned off with flag lines (known as a fladry)—the wolves for some reason never try to cross it.» —“A love affair with the Big Bad Wolf” by Sarah French Northern Echo July 18, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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