BARBED WIRE

Meaning of BARBED WIRE in English

ˌbarbed ˈwire BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

wire with short sharp points on it:

a high barbed wire fence

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

BARBED WIRE — noun Date: 1866 twisted wires armed with barbs or sharp points
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BARBED WIRE — ˈbä(r)bˈ(d)wī(ə)r; ˈbȧbˈ(d)wīə, ˈbäb-; attrib ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: from past participle of barb (II) : a wire or a strand of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBED WIRE — a wire or strand of wires having small pieces of sharply pointed wire twisted around it at short intervals, used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBED WIRE — wire with sharp projecting points placed at close intervals along its length (used in fencing, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BARBED WIRE — noun Date: 1866 : twisted wires armed with barbs or sharp points — called also barbwire
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARBED WIRE — Pronunciation: ' bärb(d)- ' w ī (- ə )r, ' bäb(d)- Function: noun Date: 1866 : twisted wires armed with …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BARBED WIRE — ■ noun wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at short intervals along it, used as a defensive barrier.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BARBED WIRE — [barbed wire] n (1881): twisted wires armed with barbs or sharp points--called also barbwire
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARBED WIRE — fence wire usually consisting of two longitudinal wires twisted together to form cable and having wire barbs wound around either …
Britannica English vocabulary
BARBED WIRE — noun [ U ] strong wire with short sharp points on it, used especially for fences : a barbed wire …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARBED WIRE — Barbed wire is strong wire with sharp points sticking out of it, and is used to make fences. The factory …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARBED WIRE — Barbed wire is strong wire with sharp points sticking out of it, and is used to make fences. The factory …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BARBED WIRE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After a few minutes, the barbed wire arrived. ▪ And going to the facility, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BARBED WIRE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BARBED WIRE — noun Barbed wire is used before these nouns: ↑ fence
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BARBED WIRE — n. to string ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока колючая проволока - * entanglement (военное) проволочное заграждение
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARBED-WIRE — Колючая проволока
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BARBED WIRE — Колючая проволока
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока barbed wire entanglement - воен. проволочное заграждение
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BARBED WIRE — (n) колючая проволока
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока ~ entanglement - воен. проволочное заграждение
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока barbed wire entanglement - воен. проволочное заграждение
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
BARBED WIRE — колючая (стальная) проволока (оцинкованная)
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока Первая колючая проволока появилась в 1873; изобретена Дж. Ф. Глидденом [Glidden, Joseph F.]. Промышленное производство колючей проволоки позволило огородить …
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока Первая колючая проволока появилась в 1873; изобретена Дж. Ф. Глидденом [Glidden, Joseph F.]. Промышленное производство колючей проволоки позволило …
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока колючая проволока - * entanglement (военное) проволочное заграждение
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARBED WIRE — колючая проволока
Англо-Русский словарь
BARBED — adjective Date: 1611 having barbs, characterized by pointed and biting criticism or sarcasm
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIRE — I. ˈwī(ə)r, -īə noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīr; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBED
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBED — (a.) Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.
Английский словарь Webster
BARBED — (a.) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.)
Английский словарь Webster
BARBED — (imp. & p. p.) of Barb
Английский словарь Webster
BARBED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Barb
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBED — ( a. ) Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBED — ( a. ) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.)
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIRE — — wirable , adj. — wirelike , adj. /wuyeur/ , n., adj., v., wired, wiring . n. 1. a slender, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBED — /bahrbd/ , adj. 1. having barbs. 2. calculated to wound; cutting: a professor noted for his barbed criticisms. [ 1520-30; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBED — adj. spiked, spiky, hooked, thorny
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIRE — I. ˈwī(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīr; akin to Old High German wiara fine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARBED — adjective Date: 1611 1. : having barbs 2. : characterized by pointed and biting criticism or sarcasm barbed witticisms
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIRE — vi to send a telegraphic message. 2. wire ·add. ·noun a knitting needle. 3. wire ·vt to send (a message) …
Webster English vocab
BARBED — impf & ·p.p. of barb. 2. barbed ·adj furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. …
Webster English vocab
WIRE — [wire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE wir; akin to OHG wiara fine gold work, L viere to plait, and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARBED — [barbed] adj (1611) 1: having barbs 2: characterized by pointed and biting criticism or sarcasm "~ witticisms"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIRE — thread or slender rod, usually very flexible and circular in cross section, made from various metals and alloys, including iron, …
Britannica English vocabulary
WIRE — / ˈwaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] metal in the form of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARBED — / bɑːbd; NAmE bɑːrbd/ adjective 1. ( of an arrow or a hook ) having a point that is curved …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIRE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARBED — barbed /bɑːbd $ bɑːrbd/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . a barbed hook or ↑ arrow has one or more sharp …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIRE — n. & v. --n. 1 a metal drawn out into the form of a thread or thin flexible rod. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIRE — n. & v. n. 1 a metal drawn out into the form of a thread or thin flexible rod. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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