barbwire

Examples

• All

• Be careful near the barbwire; it can cause serious injuries if you touch it.

• Hey, why all the barbwire?

  Distant Thunder (1988)

• I came out of that barbwire fence right there.

  Nocturnal Animals (2016)

• tossing each other into barbwire.

  Beyond the Mat (1999)

• Some will channel their anger by kicking goats out of barbwire.

  The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)

• There's this one here...barbwire.

  RocknRolla (2008)

• The farmer used barbwire to keep the cattle from escaping the pasture.

• We had to climb over the barbwire fence to get to the other side of the property.

Synonyms

W

wire

vsbarbwire

700 1.0

A thin metal strand used to carry electricity or to fasten things

is the specialised sharp form used for blocking passage, not general metal strand

B

barbed wire

vsbarbwire

43 3.4

Wire with sharp points used to stop people or animals from crossing

is the same meaning but written as a single combined word

F

fencing

vsbarbwire

23 2.7

Materials like wood or wire used to make a barrier around land

is a specific sharp material used to block passage rather than all barrier materials

C

concertina

vsbarbwire

• Specialized

2 9.4

Coiled barbed wire used as a fence or obstacle for security

is straight strong wire used to block passage, not specifically coiled

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology