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barbed wire en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈbɑɹbd ˈwa.jɚ] (General-American)
• /bɑɹbd waɪəɹ/ (General-American)

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.

Forms

Relateds

razor wire · page wire · concertina wire · wire entanglement · wire obstacle

Translations (70)

ga sreang dhealgach (twisted strands of steel wire) · fa سیم خاردار (twisted strands of steel wire) · fr barbelé (twisted strands of steel wire) · csb sztacheldrót (twisted strands of steel wire) · ca filferro espinós (twisted strands of steel wire) · cy weiren bigog (twisted strands of steel wire) · nv béésh adishahí (twisted strands of steel wire) · sh bodljikava žica (twisted strands of steel wire) · ar سِلْك شَائِك (twisted strands of steel wire) · hy փշալար (twisted strands of steel wire) · no piggtråd (twisted strands of steel wire) · bg бодли́ва тел (twisted strands of steel wire) · ka ეკლიანი მავთული (twisted strands of steel wire) · cmn 有刺的鐵絲網 /有刺的铁丝网 (twisted strands of steel wire) · fo píkatráður (twisted strands of steel wire) · it filo spinato (twisted strands of steel wire) · ka მავთულხლართი (twisted strands of steel wire) · el αγκαθωτό σύρμα (twisted strands of steel wire) · he גדר תיל (twisted strands of steel wire) · es alambre de espinas (twisted strands of steel wire) · fr fil barbelé (twisted strands of steel wire) · cs ostnatý drát (twisted strands of steel wire) · scn ritticulatu (twisted strands of steel wire) · pl drut kolczasty (twisted strands of steel wire) · fi piikkilanka (twisted strands of steel wire) · ga sreang dheilgneach (twisted strands of steel wire) · th ลวดหนาม (twisted strands of steel wire) · ro sârmă ghimpată (twisted strands of steel wire) · af doringdraad (twisted strands of steel wire) · pdt Hacheldrot (twisted strands of steel wire) · is gaddavír (twisted strands of steel wire) · uk колю́чий дріт (twisted strands of steel wire) · scn filu spinatu (twisted strands of steel wire) · pdt Spekjadrot (twisted strands of steel wire) · hsb kałaty grót (twisted strands of steel wire) · gd uèir bhiorach (twisted strands of steel wire) · fr fil de fer barbelé (twisted strands of steel wire) · cmn 鐵絲網 /铁丝网 (twisted strands of steel wire) · uz tikanli sim (twisted strands of steel wire) · de Stacheldraht (twisted strands of steel wire) · csb kòlcati drót (twisted strands of steel wire) · te ముళ్ళ తీగ (twisted strands of steel wire) · cmn 鐵刺絲 /铁刺丝 (twisted strands of steel wire) · nl prikkeldraad (twisted strands of steel wire) · bn কাঁটাতার (twisted strands of steel wire) · vi dây kẽm gai (twisted strands of steel wire) · es alambre de espino (twisted strands of steel wire) · mk бодли́кава жи́ца (twisted strands of steel wire) · et okastraat (twisted strands of steel wire) · km លួសបន្លា (twisted strands of steel wire) · tr dikenli tel (twisted strands of steel wire) · sv taggtråd (twisted strands of steel wire) · pt arame farpado (twisted strands of steel wire) · hu szögesdrót (twisted strands of steel wire) · sh бодљикава жица (twisted strands of steel wire) · tk tikenli sim (twisted strands of steel wire) · az tikanlı məftil (twisted strands of steel wire) · es alambre de púas (twisted strands of steel wire) · eo pikdrato (twisted strands of steel wire) · ja 有刺鉄線 (twisted strands of steel wire) · ru колю́чая про́волока (twisted strands of steel wire) · da pigtråd (twisted strands of steel wire) · sw seng'enge (twisted strands of steel wire) · sk ostnatý drôt (twisted strands of steel wire) · sl bodeča žica (twisted strands of steel wire) · ko 가시철사 (twisted strands of steel wire) · lv dzeloņstieple (twisted strands of steel wire) · kk тікенді сым (twisted strands of steel wire) · id kawat berduri (twisted strands of steel wire) · ms kawat berduri (twisted strands of steel wire)