barbed wire

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noun

a wire or strand of wires having small pieces of sharply pointed wire twisted around it at short intervals, used chiefly for fencing in livestock, keeping out trespassers, etc.

Also called barbwire.

Origin of barbed wire

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby barbed wire

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Example sentences from the Web for barbed wire

Soon after, the body of a teenage Jewish girl is also found on the barbed-wire, similarly mutilated.
Must Read Novels|Lucy Scholes, John Wilwol, Randy Rosenthal, Nina MacLaughlin|August 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Hard by was a corral covering perhaps two acres, enclosed with a barbed-wire fence.
Ben Blair|Will Lillibridge
Almost every day big batches would be brought in and placed in the barbed-wire prisoners' cages of every division on this front.
Fighting the Boche Underground|Harry Davis Trounce
It's a county of new notice-boards and barbed-wire fences; there's always a policeman round the corner.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through|H. G. Wells

Near Woodside there was barbed-wire along the path, and at the end of every riding it was tarred on the tree-trunks, "Private."
The White Peacock|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
We placed a few strands of the barbed-wire fencing across the road a little distance ahead of us.
The Black Watch|Scout Joe Cassells

British Dictionary definitions for barbed wire

barbed wire

noun

strong wire with sharply pointed barbs at close intervalsAlso called (US): barbwire

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单词	barbed wire
释义	barbed wire SEE SYNONYMS FOR barbed wire ON THESAURUS.COM noun a wire or strand of wires having small pieces of sharply pointed wire twisted around it at short intervals, used chiefly for fencing in livestock, keeping out trespassers, etc. Also called barbwire. Origin of barbed wire First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby barbed wire barbecue, barbecue sauce, barbecue stopper, barbed, barbed tributary, barbed wire, barbed-wire grass, barbel, barbell, barbellate, barbeque Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for barbed wire Soon after, the body of a teenage Jewish girl is also found on the barbed-wire, similarly mutilated. Must Read Novels\|Lucy Scholes, John Wilwol, Randy Rosenthal, Nina MacLaughlin\|August 4, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Hard by was a corral covering perhaps two acres, enclosed with a barbed-wire fence. Ben Blair\|Will Lillibridge Almost every day big batches would be brought in and placed in the barbed-wire prisoners' cages of every division on this front. Fighting the Boche Underground\|Harry Davis Trounce It's a county of new notice-boards and barbed-wire fences; there's always a policeman round the corner. Mr. Britling Sees It Through\|H. G. Wells Near Woodside there was barbed-wire along the path, and at the end of every riding it was tarred on the tree-trunks, "Private." The White Peacock\|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence We placed a few strands of the barbed-wire fencing across the road a little distance ahead of us. The Black Watch\|Scout Joe Cassells British Dictionary definitions for barbed wire barbed wire noun strong wire with sharply pointed barbs at close intervalsAlso called (US): barbwire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to barbed wire fence, fencing, barbwire
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barbed wire

noun

Origin of barbed wire

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British Dictionary definitions for barbed wire

noun

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