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BARBWIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barbwire mean?
• BARBWIRE (noun)
The noun BARBWIRE has 1 sense:
1. strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
Familiarity information: BARBWIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
barbed wire; barbwire
Hypernyms ("barbwire" is a kind of...):
wire (ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc)
Meronyms (parts of "barbwire"):
barb (the pointed part of barbed wire)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "barbwire"):
concertina (coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle)
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