Barbwire (Noun)
Meaning
Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The farmer wrapped barbwire around the fence posts to keep out stray cattle from his newly planted crops.
- Rustic barbwire lining the rural roads seemed to be a common sight during the countryside drive.
- As the prison's outer parameter fence, the rows of sharp barbwire curved menacingly outward to deter any would-be escapees.
- She got her favorite sweater caught on some old barbwire hanging loose from the broken fence.
- Dense thickets and thorns, topped by a tangled mess of barbwire, made the abandoned lot extremely difficult to traverse.