concertina wire

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concertina wire (countable and uncountable, plural concertina wires)

  1. Barbed wire formed in large coils that can be expanded like a concertina.
    Synonym: Dannert wire
    • 2023 December 21, Paul J. Weber, “Texas sends 1st plane carrying over 120 migrants from southern border to Chicago”, in PBS NewsHour‎[1], PBS, retrieved 2023-12-21:
      On Tuesday a federal appeals court ordered the Biden administration to temporarily halt cutting the concertina wire on the border while a legal challenge plays out.
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