concertina wire

noun

: a coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle

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The man lowers himself toward U.S. soil between coils of concertina wire. Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025 This includes controversial measures like concertina wire being implemented among other things. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024 Noem said the wall won’t just be steel structures but will also be buoys across rivers and concertina wire as well as additional cameras in places where fencing and other structures are not possible. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 May 2025 The next day, and the days since, Abbott has posted several photos of additional layers of concertina wire being installed in El Paso. John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for concertina wire

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of concertina wire was circa 1917

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“Concertina wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concertina%20wire. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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