concertina wire

[ kon-ser-tee-nuh wahyuhr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

wire with razor-sharp edges or projections, placed in coils as a barrier along the tops of fences or walls, as at a prison, or on the ground to impede advancing enemy troops.

First recorded in 1925–30

At a meeting of prominent Zabul women, she casually mentioned that her office needed a higher fence and concertina wire.

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