barrier
11barrier — n. 1) to erect, place, set up a barrier 2) to overcome, take a barrier (the horse took the barrier easily) 3) to break down; remove a barrier 4) the sonic, sound barrier (to break the sound barrier) 5) a crush (BE), police barrier 6) a cultural;… …
12barrier — noun 1 fence/gate ADJECTIVE ▪ physical ▪ crash, crush (BrE), flood, police, protective, safety (esp. BrE), security, ticket …
13Barrier — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour l’article homophone, voir barrière. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Barrier  …
14barrier — [[t]bæ̱riə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ barriers 1) N COUNT: oft N to/against/between n A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved. Duties and taxes are the most obvious… …
15barrier — 01. The U.S. and Mexico are meeting today in an attempt to remove some [barriers] to trade between the two countries. 02. The police finally had to put up a [barrier] in the middle of the street in order to stop a teenager who had been speeding… …
16barrier — bar|ri|er W3 [ˈbæriə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: barriere, from barre; BAR1] 1.) a rule, problem etc that prevents people from doing something, or limits what they can do ▪ the removal of trade barriers (=something such as a… …
17barrier */*/ — UK [ˈbærɪə(r)] / US [ˈberɪər] noun [countable] Word forms barrier : singular barrier plural barriers 1) a) a bar or gate that stops people or vehicles from entering a place Fans broke through the barriers and rushed onto the pitch. b) something… …
18barrier — bar|ri|er [ beriər ] noun count ** 1. ) a bar or gate that stops people or vehicles from entering a place: Fans broke through the barriers and rushed onto the field. a ) something that separates one thing from another: The river is the last… …
19barrier — /bar ee euhr/, n. 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… …
20barrier — noun (C) 1 a type of fence or gate that prevents people from moving in a particular direction: Crowds burst through the barriers and ran onto the pitch. 2 a rule, problem etc that prevents people from doing something, or limits what they can do:… …
