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Meaning of concertina wire | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Barbed wire formed in large coils that can be expanded like a concertina.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“On Tuesday a federal appeals court ordered the Biden administration to temporarily halt cutting the concertina wire on the border while a legal challenge plays out.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

concerting concertinist Concertino concertion concertist concertization