wire entanglement
noun
a barbed-wire obstacle, usually mounted on posts and zigzagged back and forth along a front, designed to channel, delay, or halt an advance by enemy foot soldiers.
Nearby words
wiradjuri, wire, wire brush, wire cloth, wire cutter, wire entanglement, wire fraud, wire gauge, wire gauze, wire glass, wire grass
Origin of wire entanglement
First recorded in 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for wire entanglement
wire entanglement
noun
a barrier or obstruction of barbed wire used in warfare
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