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run

noun [C] (AREA)
 
 
/rʌn/

Definition

an area of ground of limited size for keeping animals: a sheep/chicken/hen runAnimal Dwellings - man-madeAnimal dwellings - natural
(Definition of run noun (AREA) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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