Definition of barrier

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Barrier (n.) An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.

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Barrier :: Barrier (n.) Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.
Lock :: Lock (n.) The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.
Line :: Line (n.) A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers..
Stockade :: Stockade (v. t.) A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification..
Hoarding :: Hoarding (n.) A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something..
Gate :: Gate (n.) An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of exit..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress..
Dam :: Dam (n.) A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine and keep back flowing water..
Barrier :: Barrier (n.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy..
Hedge :: Hedge (v. t.) To obstruct, as a road, with a barrier; to hinder from progress or success; -- sometimes with up and out..
Circus :: Circus (n.) A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows..
Debacle :: Debacle (n.) A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other debris..
Preclude :: Preclude (v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or the like..
Inclosure :: Inclosure (n.) That which incloses; a barrier or fence.
Disimpark :: Disimpark (v. t.) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
Barrier :: Barrier (n.) A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach..
Bar :: Bar (n.) Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier..
Barrier :: Barrier (n.) An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.
Barrier :: Barrier (n.) A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd..
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