Despite this, in the weeks following the landings Allied progress was slowed considerably, by the narrow lanes and thick hedgerows of the French countryside.

Above his eyes a thick, prickly hedgerow jutted at right-angles to the bone.

It runs for at least fifty yards before yielding to a thick hedgerow.

Around the curve he would see a wide field of gray, flinty scorca grass bordered by a thick hedgerow of iron thorn trees.

Hernando Beltran swung his machine gun around and began firing furiously as the man approached a thick hedgerow at the edge of the plaza.

Wire fencing and thick hedgerows protect the other aspects.

The lilacs, for example, would look wonderful as a thick hedgerow along the drive.

The uneven, wooded terrain, interspersed with thick hedgerows, made control of the ground to the west and southwest difficult by day and impossible by night.

It was incredibly strong and permitted the Shermans to bull their way through the thickest hedgerows.

The nest is on the ground, within dense cover such as that provided by thick hedgerows and scrub.