concertina
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Some desperate enough might even try to jump over all the newly installed concertina wire.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025
Piastri's car had been damaged in a concertina effect at the hairpin at the first restart, when Lance Stroll's Aston Martin cannoned into Daniel Ricciardo's RB, which then rammed Piastri.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 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
One she focused on came on Sept. 20, when agents cut new holes in concertina wire even though there was already a hole 15 feet away.
From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023
They see sunlight one hour a day, when they are allowed into an outdoor area surrounded by a fence topped with concertina wire.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Vocabulary lists containing concertina
Musical Instruments - Middle School
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Musical Instruments - High School
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