razor wire

See also: razorwire

English

Alternative forms

• razorwire

Noun

razor wire (countable and uncountable, plural razor wires)

1. A form of securing wire similar to barbed wire, but with a series of short blades instead of barbs. Also, a length thereof.
   • 2007 (December 12^th, 5:12pm): Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, “Guitar Hero III” reviewed by Zero Punctuation, 1:30–1:40

     Don’t believe the lie of Guitar Hero III; it’s actually the fourth title in the series, the third being Rocks the 80s, which I haven’t played, but the day I fork out seventy bucks for an expansion pack is the day I swallow razor wire, pull the end out of my arse, and floss myself to death.

Translations

a form of security wire

• Catalan: filferro de ganivetes m (strand), filat de ganivetes m (length)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 刀片刺繩／刀片刺绳 (dāopiàn cìshéng)

• Finnish: nato-piikkilanka, natolanka (fi)
• French: barbelés coupants m pl
• German: NATO-Draht f
• Greek: συρματόπλεγμα (el) n (syrmatóplegma)
• Irish: sreang rásúir f
• Italian: nastro spinato m
• Japanese: レーザーワイヤー (rēzāwaiyā)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: drut ostrzowy m
• Portuguese: arame laminado m
• Russian: колю́чая ле́нта f (koljúčaja lénta)
• Spanish: concertina f

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Translations to be checked

• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} piggtråd m

Further reading

• razor wire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia