Barrier

Barrier (barrier)
n.	(&?])
Bar"ri*er
[OE. barrere, barere, F. barrière, fr. barre bar. See Bar, ]

A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.

A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.

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.

Any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.

"Constitutional barriers." Hopkinson.

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.]

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