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Definition of Barbwire
1. Noun. Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage.
Definition of Barbwire
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of barbed wire) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barbwire
1. barbed wire [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barbwire
Literary usage of Barbwire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1916)
"... as it were,—and propose to construct lines of barbwire around their legal
establishment beyond which it shall formally be impossible to go (Stammler, ..."
2. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1917)
"Once more the German heavy artillery triumphed, and the French, caught before
barbwire entanglements, deprived of all artillery support, were repulsed in ..."
3. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"I told him that I couldn't see why 12000 white men should have to let two or
three thousand Japs chase them behind the barbwire, but that if he did retire ..."
4. Iowa Journal of History by State Historical Society of Iowa (1910)
"... specimens of old fashioned grease lamps, an Indian skinning knife found in
Madison County, and a sample piece of the first barbwire used in the county. ..."
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