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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: barrier n 1: a structure or object that impedes free movement 2: any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding" [syn: {roadblock}] 3: anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
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