concertina

Example Sentences

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A gate in the barrier opened and Border Patrol, Marines and Army officials showed reporters how both fences were now sheathed in 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

Beyond, coils of concertina wire topping a mesh fence further obscured the vista.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover