barbed

Not long ago, track spikes were little more than barbed leather socks.

It's a medium security prison, but the thick iron gates and imposing white walls topped with barbed wire give it a more "maximum" feel.

He said they had left behind "barbed wire, barred windows and constant fear".

We emerge into a clearing where a 12ft high border fence appears, topped with barbed wire, equipped with sensors and cameras to detect illegal crossings.

Mr Tardy captured a brown‑throated three‑toed sloth clinging to a barbed wire post after crossing a road.