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Barrier

Barrier Meaning & Definition
Barrier Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Barrier?

[n] a structure or object that impedes free movement
[n] any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
[n] anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

Synonyms | Synonyms for Barrier: roadblock

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Barrier In Webster's Dictionary

\Bar"ri*er\, n. [OE. barrere, barere, F. barri[`e]re, fr. barre bar. See {Bar}, n.] 1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy. 2. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach. 3. pl. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd. No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists. --Sir W. Scott. 4. An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack. ``Constitutional barriers.'' --Hopkinson. 5. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation. 'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice barrier ! --Pope. {Barrier gate}, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. {Barrier reef}, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. {To fight at barriers}, to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. [Obs.]

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