Barrier Crowd Stand Trade People Noun Bre ˈbæriə(R

• the crowd had to stand behind barriers.
• show your ticket at the barrier.
• the car crashed into the safety barrier and burst into flames.
• the removal of trade barriers

barrier

1. an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another
• see also crash barrier
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• The crowd had to stand behind barriers.
• Show your ticket at the barrier.
• The car crashed into the safety barrier and burst into flames.
2. a problem, rule or situation that prevents somebody from doing something, or that makes something impossible
• the removal of trade barriers
• The world of Disney is a magical experience that knows no age barriers.
• Lack of confidence is a psychological barrier to success.
• Cost should not be a barrier to the use of legal services.
3. something that exists between one thing or person and another and keeps them separate
• The Yangtze River is a natural barrier to the north-east.
• the language barrier (= when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language)
• There was no real barrier between reality and fantasy in his mind.
• Ozone is the earth's barrier against ultraviolet radiation.
4. a particular amount, level or number that it is difficult to get past
• the first player whose earnings passed the $10 million barrier

Extra Examples

• The country has set up barriers against imports.
• The crowd managed to break through the barriers and get onto the pitch.
• The mountains form a natural barrier between the two countries.
• The old laws created barriers to free trade.
• The police waited behind the barriers.
• There was a slow trickle of people through the barriers.
• They believe that music can cross any barriers.
• a class barrier between the two families
• a formidable barrier to communication
• the first plane to break the sound barrier
• Crash barriers were erected along the roads to be used for the race.
• She got her luggage stuck in the automatic barrier.
• Sightseers watched from the other side of the security barriers.
• The crowd had to stand behind barriers
• There has been a gradual reduction in subsidies and trade barriers.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (denoting a palisade or fortification defending an entrance): from Old French barriere, of unknown origin.