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1. (n.) barrier
anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like.
2. barrier
any natural bar or obstacle:
a mountain barrier.
3. barrier
anything that obstructs progress, access, etc.:
trade barriers.
4. barrier
a limit or boundary of any kind:
the barriers of caste.
5. barrier
an antarctic ice shelf or its front.
6. barrier
barriers, the palisade or railing surrounding the ground where medieval tournaments and jousts were held.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF barriere <barrebar1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) barrier
a structure or object that impedes free movement
2. (noun) barrier, roadblock
any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
"intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
3. (noun) barrier
anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
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1. (noun) barrier
sth that blocks the entry or separates two things
a barrier between two lanes of traffic
2. barrier
a difficulty that prevents progress or success; = impediment
The new laws are a barrier to business development.; the language barrier
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) barrier
a carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy
2. (noun) barrier
a fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach
3. (noun) barrier
a fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd
4. (noun) barrier
an any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack
5. (noun) barrier
any limit or boundary; a line of separation
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. barrier
A coordinated series of obstacles designed or employed to channel, direct, restrict, delay, or stop the movement of an opposing force and to impose additional losses in personnel, time, and equipment on the opposing force. Barriers can exist naturally, be man-made, or a combination of both.
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Sense: something put up as a defence or protection
a barrier between the playground and the busy road.
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 Afrikaans: slagboom, versperring |
 Arabic: حاجِز |
 Bulgarian: преграда |
 Brazilian: barreira |
 Czech: zábrana, bariéra, závora |
 German: die Barriere |
 Danish: barrikade; afspærring |
 Greek: φράγμα (κτ. που στήνεται |
 Spanish: barrera |
 Estonian: tõke |
 Farsi: مانع |
 Finnish: muuri |
 French: barrière |
 Hebrew: חַיִץ, מַחֲסוֹם |
 Hindi: अवरोध |
 Croatian: barijera |
 Hungarian: korlát |
 Indonesian: penyekat, rintangan |
 Icelandic: hindrun, tálmi |
 Italian: barriera |
 Japanese: 障壁 |
 Korean: 방책 |
 Lithuanian: barjeras, užtvara |
 Latvian: barjera; nožogojums |
 Malay: penghalang |
 Dutch: slagboom |
 Norwegian: barriere, sperre |
 Polish: bariera, zapora |
 Persian: مانع |
 Pashto: خنډ، سد |
 Portuguese: barreira |
 Romanian: barieră |
 Russian: ограждение |
 Slovak: bariéra, závora |
 Slovenian: pregrada |
 Serbian: barijera |
 Swedish: barriär |
 Thai: สิ่งกีดขวาง |
 Turkish: bariyer, engel |
 Taiwanese: 護欄 |
 Ukrainian: бар'єр; шлагбаум |
 Urdu: ناکہ ، رکاوٹ |
 Vietnamese: hàng rào |
 Chinese: 栅栏 |
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