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razor wire

razor wire

noun

  1. strong wire with pieces of sharp metal set across it at close intervals, used to make fences or barriers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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With Donald Trump’s return to power, this great White Republican elephant is covered in broken glass, razor wire and spikes.

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"We didn't scale a wall. There is a mountain near it which we climbed over. And there's a razor wire which the donker cut through," he said.

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The helicopters land on a small strip surrounded by razor wire.

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As with the lower fence, the only good thing I can say about it is that it’s not topped by razor wire.

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We visited the tiny Bulgarian mountain village of Shtit, a sleepy place with dirt roads and rusting farm machinery - a place that doesn’t seem to hold much geopolitical significance, but that’s right at the border, which is marked by a 4m high fence and razor wire.

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