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Definition 2024
barbed-wire
barbed wire
English
Alternative forms
- barb wire, barb-wire, barbwire
- bob wire, bobbed wire (nonstandard, dialectal)
Noun
barbed wire (usually uncountable, plural barbed wires)
- Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.
Translations
twisted strands of steel wire
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