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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of barbed wire. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage wordnet

Synonyms

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barbed wireborder barrierboundary symbolfencing wireinstrumentpoint

Antonyms

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open bordersmooth wireunrestricted access

Etymology

From barb + wire.