Well, that sense of "separation" carries over to the style of fencing known as the "stockade" style. Stockade fences are privacy fences. Tall and solid, they keep prying eyes out of your yard. The tops of their boards come to points, making stockade fences' boards look like longer versions of those found in Gothic-style picket fencing.
In the next three landscaping photos, you'll see examples of a style of privacy fencing that is not quite so private....
