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concertina wire

concertina wire noun: barbed wire formed in large coils that can be expanded like a concertina.

Noun

concertina wire (countable and uncountable, plural concertina wires)

  1. Barbed wire formed in large coils that can be expanded like a concertina.
    • On Tuesday a federal appeals court ordered the Biden administration to temporarily halt cutting the concertina wire on the border while a legal challenge plays out.2023 December 21, Paul J. Weber, “Texas sends 1st plane carrying over 120 migrants from southern border to Chicago”, in PBS NewsHour, PBS, retrieved 21 Dec 2023
    Synonyms:
    Dannert wire

Synonyms of concertina wire

Forms of concertina wire

pluralconcertina wires

Questions about concertina wire

What does concertina wire mean?
Concertina wire means barbed wire formed in large coils that can be expanded like a concertina.
What part of speech is concertina wire?
Concertina wire is a noun.
What is the plural of concertina wire?
The plural of concertina wire is concertina wires.

Words near concertina wire in the dictionary

  1. concertgoer
  2. concertgoers
  3. concertgoing
  4. concerti
  5. concertina
  6. concertina wire
  7. concertina wires
  8. concertinaed
  9. concertinaing
  10. concertinas
  11. concerting

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