barbed wire

noun

barbed wire

noun

US /bɑɹbd waɪəɹ/

1

Usually Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.

Related terms
concertina wire, page wire, razor wire, wire entanglement, wire obstacle

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