BARRIER

barrier

(noun) a structure or object that impedes free movement

barrier, roadblock

(noun) any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; “intolerance is a barrier to understanding”

barrier

(noun) anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

barrier (plural barriers)

A structure that bars passage.

An obstacle or impediment.

A boundary or limit.

(grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.

(physiology) A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.

(historical) The lists in a tournament.

(historical, in the plural) A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.

Synonyms

• See also hindrance

Verb

barrier (third-person singular simple present barriers, present participle barriering, simple past and past participle barriered)

(transitive) To block or obstruct with a barrier.

Synonym: bar

Proper noun

Barrier (plural Barriers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barrier is the 10657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3002 individuals. Barrier is most common among White (88.14%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bar"ri*er, n. Etym: [OE. barrere, barere, F. barrière, fr. barre bar. See Bar, n.]

1. (Fort.)

Definition: 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.

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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