concertina wire

noun

: a coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle

Examples of concertina wire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Photographs included in the report show a cage that looks only slightly larger than a telephone booth sitting on what is either grass or turf and surrounded by chain-link fencing topped with concertina wire. — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Last fall, the Arizona Trail Association reported that concertina wire had been installed around that trail’s southern monument, blocking access. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026

The wall was eighteen feet tall, made of steel, topped with concertina wire, and equipped with cameras and sensors. — Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026

The Biden administration sued Abbott over the governor's installation of a 1,000-foot buoy barrier and reams of concertina wire on the banks of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, 300 miles northwest of Brownsville. — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for concertina wire

• emulsifier
• humidifier
• identifier
• intensifier
• preamplifier
• acquire
• attire
• bonfire
• campfire
• ceasefire
• conspire
• desire