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barbed wire

noun as in spiky wire

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

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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.

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

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On the drive out that afternoon, between fields of corn and sunflowers, miles of newly uncoiled barbed wire glint in the sunlight.

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Reports from the region speak of trenches, bunkers, minefields, anti-tank obstacles and barbed wire.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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