barbed wire

1. (uncountable, usually)Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.

   Stacheldraht

   колю́чая про́волокаkoljúčaja próvoloka

   колю́чий дрітkoljúčyj drit

1. Tom crawled under the barbed wire.

   ruТом ползал под колючей проволокой.

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2. We could see barbed wire fences and guard towers.

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3. The building is surrounded by a barbed wire fence.

   ruЗдание окружено забором из колючей проволоки.

   deDas Gebäude ist von einem Stacheldrahtzaun umgeben.

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4. The field is surrounded by barbed wire.

   ruПоле окружено колючей проволокой.

   deUm die Wiese herum ist Stacheldraht.

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5. The body was covered in barbed wires.

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