Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

concertina wire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: con-certi-na wire
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

concertina wires (plural)

Synonyms

Dannert wire

Questions

What does concertina wire mean?: Barbed wire formed in large coils that can be expanded like a concertina.

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