wire entanglement

The line, and particularly the wire entanglements, appeared to be well constructed.

Their left flank was just above the gap in the wire entanglement.

At night 2 or 3 listening posts per company were established just inside the wire entanglement.

Casualties were heavy as the troops worked their way through the mass of wire entanglements.

He saluted across the wire entanglement, and Robert did likewise.

From there he directed those following him to the gaps in the German wire entanglements.

He was also an early supporter of using wire entanglements for defensive purposes.

They were going out digging on a new sap and putting up fresh wire entanglements.

Dad," she said, "I'm down at your office, sitting behind some barbed wire entanglements.

In front of these positions there was a two line system of wire entanglements.

He skirted this, climbed over a wire entanglement, and was in the next yard.

Should we break off the engagement and run back through the narrow passage in the wire entanglement under a heavy cross fire?

Abatis are used alone or in combination with wire entanglements and other obstacles.

They were also surrounded by a thick layer of barbed wire entanglements.

The tragedy of an advance is painted red on the barbed wire entanglements.

The home guard with the help of the regular army set up barbed wire entanglements at local beaches.

You know I have a barbed wire entanglement around the whole yard and hen-house.

Strong wire entanglements, one electrically charged at night, and other obstacles lined our front.

I received the report: "Enemy in front of us in developed positions behind wire entanglements."

Only a few trenches and barbed wire entanglements marred the scene.

Anyway we pushed the Germans back over that, and put up a hurried bit of barbed wire entanglements.

To this they had added large barbed wire entanglements, minefields and blockhouses.

Machine gun posts and barbed wire entanglements were built, together with a fence running along the beach.

These alternatives include warning sensors, wire entanglements and command-detonated munitions.

At cutting wire entanglements, the great bane of the Infantryman, they were far better than the field guns.