在1865年,Louis Jannin发明了有刺铁丝网。1874年,伊利诺伊州迪卡尔布的Joseph F. Glidden等人改良为更成功的铁丝网。在最早时期使用铁丝网的目标,是想限制牛和其他牲畜的活动范围。由于铁丝网较其他类型的栅栏更容易建造。因此它在19世纪初被美国通行,平民百姓更能大规划地利用铁丝网来限制畜牧。
英语百科
Barbed wire 有刺铁丝网
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire, less often bob wire or, in the southeastern United States, bobbed wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand(s). It is used to construct inexpensive fences and is used atop walls surrounding secured property. It is also a major feature of the fortifications in trench warfare (as a wire obstacle).
近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
wire
英英词典
barbed wire n.
strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage