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concertina wires

concertina wires is the plural of concertina wire.

Meaning of concertina wire

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

Questions about concertina wires

What is concertina wires the plural of?
Concertina wires is the plural of concertina wire.

Words near concertina wires in the dictionary

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

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