Synonyms for barbwire


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bahrb-wahyuh r
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɑrbˈwaɪər


Définition of barbwire

  • As in barbed wire : noun spiky wire
Example sentences :
  • "I see you've been getting busy with the barbwire," he remarked, when he rose from the table and led the way out to the porch.
  • Extract from : « The Long Shadow » by B. M. Bower
  • Immediately adjacent to us was the guard house, a prison camp, pitched in the open field, and surrounded by barbwire fencing.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Love » by George T. McCarthy
  • Anybody would have thought a barbwire worm had crawled onto Joe Kivelson's chair seat under him.
  • Extract from : « Four-Day Planet » by Henry Beam Piper
  • I'd like to ship the whole of this township across to America, put up a barbwire fence around, and charge a dollar for admission.
  • Extract from : « A Drake by George! » by John Trevena
  • Then they came to a barbwire affair like a turnstile lying on its side in the middle of the road, and stopped.
  • Extract from : « The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918 » by American Expeditionary Forces

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