razor wire
noun
: coiled wire fitted with sharp razor edges and used as an obstacle or barrier
also
: concertina wire
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Officials have been taking inventory of tents and razor wire in preparation.
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The governor has pushed for more intense border barriers, including buoys in the Rio Grande and extra razor wire alongside fences already erected by federal agencies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Another element of the Norway experiment in Connecticut is a plan to make aesthetic improvements to Garner, which has the bland architecture of a middle school, albeit one surrounded by two rows of fences that carry multiple coils of razor wire.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Additionally, in an effort to further deter migrant crossing at Eagle Pass, an area of the Rio Grande, the Texas National Guard installed more than 100 miles of razor wire along the river’s banks in 2024.
—Marni Lafleur, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The governor has pushed for more intense border barriers, including buoys in the Rio Grande and extra razor wire alongside fences already erected by federal agencies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Another element of the Norway experiment in Connecticut is a plan to make aesthetic improvements to Garner, which has the bland architecture of a middle school, albeit one surrounded by two rows of fences that carry multiple coils of razor wire.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Additionally, in an effort to further deter migrant crossing at Eagle Pass, an area of the Rio Grande, the Texas National Guard installed more than 100 miles of razor wire along the river’s banks in 2024.
—Marni Lafleur, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Razor wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor%20wire. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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