Thesaurus: barrier

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1. n. A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.
2. n. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.
3. n. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.
4. n. An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.
5. n. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.
6. n. a structure or object that impedes free movement
7. n. any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
8. n. anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
9. 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.]
10. A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in apassage in order to stop an enemy.
11. n:100 n. a structure or object that impedes free movement n. any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective n. anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access