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bar⋅ri⋅er
[bar-ee-er] 
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–noun
| 1. | anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced. |
| 2. | any natural bar or obstacle: a mountain barrier. |
| 3. | anything that restrains or obstructs progress, access, etc.: a trade barrier. |
| 4. | a limit or boundary of any kind: the barriers of caste. |
| 5. | Physical Geography. an antarctic ice shelf or ice front. |
| 6. | barrier beach. |
| 7. | barriers, History/Historical. the palisade or railing surrounding the ground where tourneys and jousts were carried on. |
| 8. | Archaic. a fortress or stockade. |
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| bar·ri·er (bār'ē-ər) n.
[Middle English barrer, from Old French barriere, from Vulgar Latin *barrāria, from *barra, bar.] |
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Barrier
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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Language Translation for : barrier
Spanish:
barrera,
German:
die Barriere,
Japanese:
障壁
barrier
c.1325, from O.Fr. barriere "obstacle," from barre "bar" (see bar). First record of barrier reef is from 1805.
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Main Entry: bar·ri·er
Pronunciation: 'bar-E-&r
Function: noun
1 : a material object or set of objects that separates, demarcates,or serves as a barricade —see BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER,
2 : a factor that tends to restrict the free movement, mingling, or interbreeding of individuals or populations
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barrier bar·ri·er (bār'ē-ər)
n.
- A structure, such as a fence, built to bar passage.
- A boundary or limit.
- An obstacle or impediment.
- Something that separates or holds apart.
- Something immaterial that obstructs or impedes behavior.
- A physical or biological factor that limits the migration, interbreeding, or free movement of individuals or populations.
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