Concertina - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnə|
Brit.
|ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə|
noun
- coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
- free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
- free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
verb
- collapse like a concertina
Extra examples
The lorry concertinaed when it hit the wall.
Word forms
noun
singular: concertina
plural: concertinas
singular: concertina
plural: concertinas
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