razor wire
noun
: coiled wire fitted with sharp razor edges and used as an obstacle or barrier
also
: concertina wire
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On the outskirts of Leavenworth sits an imposing concrete structure ringed with razor wire fencing.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Officials have been taking inventory of tents and razor wire in preparation.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The governor has pushed for more intense border barriers, including buoys in the Rio Grande and extra razor wire alongside fences already erected by federal agencies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Another element of the Norway experiment in Connecticut is a plan to make aesthetic improvements to Garner, which has the bland architecture of a middle school, albeit one surrounded by two rows of fences that carry multiple coils of razor wire.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Officials have been taking inventory of tents and razor wire in preparation.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The governor has pushed for more intense border barriers, including buoys in the Rio Grande and extra razor wire alongside fences already erected by federal agencies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Another element of the Norway experiment in Connecticut is a plan to make aesthetic improvements to Garner, which has the bland architecture of a middle school, albeit one surrounded by two rows of fences that carry multiple coils of razor wire.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Razor wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor%20wire. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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