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Definition of barbed wire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of barbed wire

barbed wire

noun

barbed wire pronunciation English

barbed wire pronunciation American

[uncountable]

strong wire with short sharp points on it, used especially for fences

a barbed wire fence