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concertina
[kon-ser-tee-nuh]
noun
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
verb (used without object)
to fold, crush together, or collapse in the manner of a concertina.
The car concertinaed when it hit the truck.
verb (used with object)
to cause to fold or collapse in the manner of a concertina.
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a concertina.
concertina pleats.
concertina
/ ˌɒԲəˈپːə /
noun
a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttons
verb
(intr) to collapse or fold up like a concertina
Other 51Թ Forms
- concertinist noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of concertina1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of concertina1
Example Sentences
The concertina wire used to barricade the road has been moved to one side and local people and flocks of sheep can be seen making their way down.
Meanwhile, the Border Patrol, with the assistance of 750 U.S. military troops, has reinforced six miles of the border wall with concertina wire.
May’s next film, “The Heartbreak Kid,” adapted from a Neil Simon hit and co-starring her daughter Jeannie Berlin, is a beautifully calibrated and funny social critique wrapped in concertina wire.
After weeks of desperation, migrants pass a toddler under a tangle of concertina wire strung across the edge of U.S. soil.
Abbott has deployed the Texas National Guard to the border, placed concertina wire along parts of the Rio Grande in defiance of U.S.
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