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Princeton's WordNet

  1. barbed wire, barbwirenoun

    strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage

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  1. barbwire

    Barbwire, also known as barbed wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along its strands. It is used to prevent passage by humans or animals, frequently used in agricultural settings or to mark borders or boundaries.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of barbwire in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of barbwire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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    There were 6.5 acres covered with barracks, barbwire fence, sentry towers -- I recognize them, i remembered a stray dog that we adopted who would crawl into the crawl space and peer out from under it. Or the mess hall and the noise and the laughter and so forth.

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