Barbed Wire (Noun)
Meaning
Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The farmer used barbed wire to enclose his pasture to keep out predators and stray animals.
- The military base was surrounded by a perimeter fence topped with barbed wire to prevent unauthorized entry.
- The park ranger warned hikers to beware of the barbed wire that marked the boundary of the protected wildlife area.
- The barbed wire fence that surrounded the old abandoned mine was rusty and crumbling but still effective at keeping people out.
- After the storm, the farmer had to repair the broken barbed wire fence that had been damaged by fallen trees and strong winds.