"barb wire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barb wires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} barb wire (plural barb wires)
  1. Alternative form of barbed wire Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: barbed wire
    Sense id: en-barb_wire-en-noun-5bY231kl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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