concertina

Example Sentences

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The concertina wire used to barricade the road has been moved to one side and local people and flocks of sheep can be seen making their way down.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

The U.S. military has added layers of concertina wire to six miles of the border fence near San Ysidro.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

After weeks of desperation, migrants pass a toddler under a tangle of concertina wire strung across the edge of U.S. soil.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

The outsiders drove their pickup trucks slowly by the gate of the park, peering out their windows, looking past the concertina wire and National Guardsmen and state troopers for drama.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2024

She says that crews are busy locking away the beaches behind a network of concertina wire and huge wooden jacks called chevaux de frise.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr