barbed wire

Noun CEFR B2

bɑɹbd waɪəɹ

Definitions

Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolalambre de espinas alambre de espino alambre de púas

Françaisbarbelé fil barbelé fil de fer barbelé

DeutschStacheldraht

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Afrikaansdoringdraad

العربيةسلك شائك

Azərbaycan dilitikanlı məftil

বাংলাকাঁটাতার

Catalàfilferro espinós

Češtinaostnatý drát

Ελληνικάαγκαθωτό σύρμα συρματόπλεγμα

Suomipiikkilanka

Gaeilgesreang dhealgach sreang dheilgneach

Gàidhliguèir bhiorach

עבריתתיל

Magyarszögesdrót

Հայերենփշալար

Italianofilo spinato

日本語有刺鉄線

ქართულიეკლიანი მავთული მავთულხლართი

한국어가시철사 유자철선

Latviešudzeloņstieple dzeloņu stieple

Nederlandsprikkeldraad

Polskidrut kolczasty

Portuguêsarame farpado

Românăsârmă ghimpată

Русскийколю́чая про́волока

Svenskataggtråd

Kiswahiliseng'enge

ไทยลวดหนาม

Türkçedikenli tel

Українськаколючий дріт

Tiếng Việtdây kẽm gai

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Barbedness Barbee barbegazi barbeiro barbel barbel steed

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