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concertina

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: concertina

1
 nv
free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
collapse like a concertina
2
 n
coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: concertina
1

n free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds

Types:
bandoneon
a type of concertina popular in South America
Type of:
free-reed instrument
a wind instrument with a free reed

v collapse like a concertina

Type of:
collapse
fold or close up
2

n coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle

Type of:
barbed wire, barbwire
strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
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