BARRIER
\bˈaɹɪə], \bˈaɹɪə], \b_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ__ə]\
Definitions of BARRIER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a structure or object that impedes free movement
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any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
By Princeton University
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a structure or object that impedes free movement
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any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.
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A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.
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A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.
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Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.
By Oddity Software
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A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.
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A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.
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A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.
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Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.
By Noah Webster.
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Anything which hinders or obstructs; a bar or obstacle to progress, approach, or attack; an inclosing fence or boundary wall; a limit.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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