barbed wire
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barbed wire
- /bɑɹbd waɪəɹ/ US
- [ˈbɑɹbd ˈwa.jɚ] US
noun barbed wires · barb wire · barb-wire · barbwire · barbed-wire · bob wire
- 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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noun twisted strands of steel wire
| Español | alambre de púas, alambre de espino, alambre de espinas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가시철사 gasicheolsa |
| 日本語 | 有刺鉄線 yūshitessen |
| 中文 | 鐵絲網 /铁丝网 tiěsīwǎng, 有刺的鐵絲網 /有刺的铁丝网 yǒu cì de tiěsīwǎng, 鐵刺絲 /铁刺丝 tiěcìsī |
| Kiswahili | seng'enge |
| Português | arame farpado |
| Français | fil de fer barbelé, fil barbelé, barbelé |
| Deutsch | Stacheldraht |
| Italiano | filo spinato |
| Ελληνικά | αγκαθωτό σύρμα agkathotó sýrma |
| Română | sârmă ghimpată |
| Русский | колю́чая про́волока koljúčaja próvoloka |
| Tiếng Việt | dây kẽm gai |
| العربية | سِلْك شَائِك silk šāʔik |
| עברית | גדר תיל |
Talk about this word "barbed wire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barbed%20wire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. barbed wire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/barbed%20wire "barbed wire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barbed%20wire.
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@misc{barbed_wire_2026,
title = {barbed wire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barbed%20wire},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
