barbed wire

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /bɑɹbd waɪəɹ/, [ˈbɑɹbd ˈwa.jɚ]
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Noun

barbed wire (usually uncountable, plural barbed wires)

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

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