Defenition of the word barrier

• Defenition of the word barrier

  • A structure that bars passage.
  • A bar with hinge that blocks passage in a horizontal position and allows passage in a vertical position.
  • a structure or object that impedes free movement
  • anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
  • any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
  • any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

Synonyms for the word barrier

• • roadblock

Hyponyms for the word barrier

• • balusters
  • balustrade
  • banister
  • bannister
  • bar
  • barricade
  • blood-brain barrier
  • breakwater
  • bulwark
  • bulwarks
  • crash barrier
  • curtain
  • dam
  • dike
  • dyke
  • fence
  • fencing
  • fender
  • grate
  • grating
  • groin
  • groyne
  • handrail
  • hurdle
  • ideological barrier
  • jetty
  • language barrier
  • levee
  • mole
  • movable barrier
  • rail
  • railing
  • revetment
  • roadblock
  • seawall
  • starting gate
  • starting stall
  • starting stalls
  • wing

Hypernyms for the word barrier

• • impediment
  • impedimenta
  • mechanism
  • obstacle
  • obstructer
  • obstruction
  • obstructor
  • surname

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