Barrier

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.

II. Barrier ·noun An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.

III. Barrier ·noun A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.

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

V. Barrier ·noun A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an Enemy.

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