English-German translations for barbed wire

• Stacheldraht der
  Auch heute noch wird Zypern durch eine Mauer, durch Stacheldraht und Minenfelder geteilt. Even today, Cyprus is divided by a wall, by barbed wire, and by minefields.
  Wer Krieg und Folter entronnen ist, muss nicht mit Stacheldraht und bewaffneten Wachposten begrüßt werden. Those escaping from war and torture do not need to be welcomed by barbed wire and armed guards.
  Die Baracken, in denen sie gelebt haben, waren von Stacheldraht umgeben und von bewaffneten Posten bewacht. The barracks in which they lived were surrounded by barbed wire and patrolled by guards armed with firearms.

Definition of barbed wire

• Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences

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