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- Dictionarybarrier/ˈbarɪə/
noun
- 1. a fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access: "the mountain barrier between Norway and Sweden" Similar
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BARRIER definition: 1. a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from…. Learn more.
The meaning of BARRIER is something material that blocks or is intended to block passage. How to use barrier in a sentence.
a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from going somewhere: Barriers have been erected all along the route the Pope will take. The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the disease. See also. crash barrier. UK.
noun. anything serving to obstruct passage or to maintain separation, such as a fence or gate. anything that prevents or obstructs passage, access, or progress. a barrier of distrust. anything that separates or hinders union. a language barrier. an exposed offshore sand bar separated from the shore by a lagoon.
A barrier is something such as a fence or wall that is put in place to prevent people from moving easily from one area to another.
Barriers are walls, either physical or metaphorical. They can block movement — the Great Wall of China was a barrier to block invading forces from entering. A window shade is a light barrier.
1. anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like. 2. any natural bar or obstacle: a mountain barrier. 3. anything that obstructs progress, access, etc.: trade barriers. 4. a limit or boundary of any kind: the barriers of caste. 5. an antarctic ice shelf or its front.
a particular amount, level or number that it is difficult to get past. Definition of barrier noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
barrier. noun. /ˈbæriər/ an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another The crowd had to stand behind barriers. Show your ticket at the barrier. The car crashed into the safety barrier and burst into flames. Definitions on the go.
Barrier definition: A material formation or structure, such as a mountain range or wall, that prevents passage or access.
