BARBED WIRE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage

Synonyms:

barbed wire; barbwire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("barbed wire" is a kind of...):

wire (ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc)

Meronyms (parts of "barbed wire"):

barb (the pointed part of barbed wire)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "barbed wire"):

concertina (coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle)