Meaning

3 senses
  1. Sent by telegraph or telephone wires.

  2. Carried out by subordinates.

  3. Done with a remote control.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. 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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  2. He sent me his congratulations by wire.

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  3. Let me know by wire.

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  4. The puppets are controlled by wires.

    deDie Marionetten bewegen sich an dünnen Fäden.

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  5. The field is surrounded by barbed wire.

    ruПоле окружено колючей проволокой.

    deUm die Wiese herum ist Stacheldraht.

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Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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