Barbed wire
Barbed wire noun - Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage.
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Synonyms for Barbed wire
Cable and barbed wire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cable" instead a noun phrase "Barbed wire".
Cable
Cable noun - A length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things.
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Synonyms for Cable
Barbed wire and cable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barbed wire" instead a noun "Cable".
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- In Gears of War 3, you need to attempt to start the cable car and have the characters realize it's tethered before you can bypass the barbed wire fence leading to the room where you cut the tether.
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Cable and Barbed wire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/barbed_wire/cable
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