wire
noun (METAL THREAD) /waɪər/
/waɪr/ Definition
B2 [C or U] a piece of thin metal thread that can be bent, used for fastening things and for making particular types of objects that are strong but can bend: a wire fenceMetals and metalworkingChemical elementsElectrical components and circuitry B2 [C] (a piece of) thin metal thread with a layer of plastic around it, used for carrying electric current: Someone had cut the phone wires. Don't touch those wires whatever you do.Electrical switches and connections the wire › the wire fence round a prison or prison camp: During the war he spent three years behind the wire (= in prison).Prisons and parts of prisons
(Definition of wire noun (METAL THREAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approved school noun
- boot camp noun
- borstal noun
- brig noun
- clink noun (PRISON)
- concentration camp noun
- halfway house noun
- house of correction noun
- jail noun
- jailer noun
- jug noun (PRISON)
- labour camp noun
- matron noun (PRISON)
- protective custody noun
- remand centre noun
- screw noun (PRISON GUARD)
- seclusion cell noun
- slop out phrasal verb
- straitjacket noun
- ward noun (HOSPITAL/PRISON)
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