BARBWIRE Meaning of BARBWIRE in English ˈbä(r)bˈwī(ə)r; ˈbȧbˈwīə, ˈbäb-; attrib ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ nounEtymology: barb (I) + wire : barbed wire Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012