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- Dictionarybarrier/ˈbarɪə/
noun
- 1. a fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access: "the mountain barrier between Norway and Sweden" Similar
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BARRIER definition: 1. a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from…. Learn more.
The meaning of BARRIER is something material that blocks or is intended to block passage. How to use barrier in a sentence.
A barrier is something such as a fence or wall that is put in place to prevent people from moving easily from one area to another. The demonstrators broke through heavy police barriers.
BARRIER meaning: 1. a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from…. Learn more.
noun. anything serving to obstruct passage or to maintain separation, such as a fence or gate. anything that prevents or obstructs passage, access, or progress. a barrier of distrust. anything that separates or hinders union. a language barrier. an exposed offshore sand bar separated from the shore by a lagoon. ( as modifier ) a barrier beach.
a problem, rule or situation that prevents somebody from doing something, or that makes something impossible. the removal of trade barriers. to overcome/break down barriers. the language barrier (= when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language)
Barriers are walls, either physical or metaphorical. They can block movement — the Great Wall of China was a barrier to block invading forces from entering. A window shade is a light barrier. Failing English is a barrier to getting into Harvard.
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. any natural bar or obstacle: a mountain barrier. anything that restrains or obstructs progress, access, etc.: a trade barrier.
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 barrier to free trade.
1. anything serving to obstruct passage or to maintain separation, such as a fence or gate. 2. anything that prevents or obstructs passage, access, or progress: a barrier of distrust. 3. anything that separates or hinders union: a language barrier. 4. (Physical Geography) a. an exposed offshore sand bar separated from the shore by a lagoon.
