concertina wire

noun

: a coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle

Examples of concertina wire in a Sentence

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The Marines working along the San Diego border have primarily been reinforcing the existing U.S.-Mexico barriers with layers of concertina wire. Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 Other nearby areas contained long stretches of concertina wire that the Texas National Guard had put up on the U.S. riverbank. Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025 In recent months, six miles of the border wall have been outfitted with concertina wire. Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025 Hundreds of migrants breached concertina wire barriers shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, in hopes of surrendering to U.S. Border Patrol agents for processing. Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 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 3 May. 2025.

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