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barbwire

American  
[bahrb-wahyuhr] / ˈbɑrbˈwaɪər /

noun

  1. barbed wire.


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“It’s a little too much to ask our guests to climb a barbwire fence and confront the National Guard,” Valanos said.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2021

The overwhelming stench from Axe Body spray means there’s at least one person with a tanktop and a barbwire bicep tattoo nearby, which means your ears will soon be in agony as well.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2020

It was waist-high barbwire, running as far as he could see.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2020

Guards attach barbwire on a freight train wagon, prepared to seal the border fence in Hungary at the train station in Roszke.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 14, 2015

There’s a dead donkey in a field behind a barbwire fence.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

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