Concertina Definition & Meaning

concertina
noun
  1. coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
  2. free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
verb
  1. collapse like a concertina

"Concertina" in song lyrics

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  • "france - concertina"
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