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Barbed wire

Barbed wire is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. Its primary use is the construction of inexpensive fences, and it is also used as a security measure atop walls surrounding property. As a wire obstacle, it is a major feature of the fortifications in trench warfare.

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Barbed wire

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related to External links · 112
Barbed wire → Agricultural History, Alan, American Great PlainsThe History, Apr, Archived, Aug, BARB-ARIC, Barbed, Barbed Fences, Barbed Wire About, Barbed Wire Society, Barbed Wire War, Barbed-wire, Beyond, Brief History, Canadian War Museum, Changed The Battlefield, Circulating Now, Constructing Wire, Contemporary Archaeology
related to In the Southwest United States · 23
Barbed wire → American Steel, An, Gates, Glidden, He, In, Isaac Ellwood, John Warne Gates, Louis, Menger Hotel, Military Plaza, Moen, San Antonio, Southern Wire Company, St, Texas, The, This, United States Steel Corporation, US District Court
related to Promotion and consolidation · 20
Barbed wire → American Steel, At, Demonstrations, Ellwood, Gates, Haish, Illinois, In, John Warne Gates, North, San Antonio, South, Steel Corporation, Texans, Texas, The, There, Throughout, Washburn, Wire Company
related to 1873 meeting and initial development · 19
Barbed wire → Big Four, Charles Francis Washburn, DeKalb, Ellwood, Glidden, Glidden's, Henry, Illinois, Isaac, Jacob Haish, Joseph Glidden, Like Glidden, May, Metallic Points, Rose, That, The, The Wooden Strip, This
related to Before 1865 · 19
Barbed wire → After, America's, American Civil War, American Lucien, Before, Fencing, France, Francois, His, In April, Leonce Eugene Grassin-Baledans, Louis François Janin, Michael Kelly, More, New York, Ohio, Only, Smith, United States
related to Design · 17
Barbed wire → Barbed, Class, Conventional, Double, Galfan, Galvanized, It, PE, Polymer-coated, PVC, SAE, Simple, Single, Stainless, Zinc, Zinc-aluminum, Zinc-coated
related to Warfare and law enforcement · 10
Barbed wire → African, Barbed, Battle, Boer, Boer War, In, Less, Magul, Portuguese, Russo-Japanese War
related to Gates · 8
Barbed wire → As, Gates, Hampshire, Made, Most, New Zealand, One, UK
related to In the American West · 7
Barbed wire → Although, Barbed, Fences, Joseph Glidden, One, West, Western
related to Agriculture · 6
Barbed wire → Barbed, However, On, The, United States, Wooden

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Barbed wireis atype of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands0.90text
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and power poles are salvaged to be used as corner postsinstance ofin length may consist of treated wood or from durable on-site trees0.80text
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gatesinstance ofSoft wire is much easier to work but is less durable and only suitable for short spans0.80text
where it is less likely to tangle.In high soil-fertility areas where dairy cattle are used in great numbersinstance ofSoft wire is much easier to work but is less durable and only suitable for short spans0.80text

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