Phrase Hound found 63 phrases and 14 compound words that contain barrier. The most common are listed below. Open barrier in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 63
- language barrierA conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.
- barrier to entryAn impediment that prohibits the use, adoption, application, etc. of (something).
- boom barrierA bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.
- crash barrierA strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the carriageway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.
- sound barrierSonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).
- barrier reefA reef separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon; a reef that forms a barrier between the open ocean and the waters of the shoreline.
- Jersey barrierA modular concrete or plastic barrier designed to create walls that separate lanes of traffic or to block traffic.
- Great Barrier ReefA massive system of coral reefs, found in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia.
- barrier troopsMilitary units that are located in the rear or on the front line to maintain military discipline of the main forces by preventing desertion.
- barrier to tradeSynonym of trade barrier: A government-induced restriction on international trade.
- trade barrierA government-induced restriction on international trade.
- blood-brain barrierA structure in the central nervous system (CNS) that keeps various substances found in the bloodstream out of the brain while allowing in the substances essential to metabolic function, e.g. oxygen.
- species barrierThe inability of a disease to be transmitted from one species to a different one.
- crowd control barrierA barricade erected at a public event, such as a rally or festival, to prevent people from entering certain areas.
- barrier islandAn island that is close to, and parallel to, the main coastline.
- memory barrierAn instruction that enforces an ordering constraint on memory operations issued before and after it.
- noise barrierSynonym of sound barrier (sense 2).
- ticket barrierA manned barrier at which travel tickets are presented. Modern barriers are machines which can read tickets or where cards can be scanned before allowing passengers through.
- tire barrierA safety feature of auto racing venues, consisting of stacked tires secured together, that provides a cushion in the event of an impact.
- barrier boardnoncombustible board stock material of low thermal conductivity placed between two elements of a roof assembly.
- barrier boardsplural of barrier board: noncombustible board stock material of low thermal conductivity placed between two elements of a roof assembly.
- barrier creamA topical formulation used on a person's skin as a physical barrier between the skin and contaminants.
- barrier islandsplural of barrier island: An island that is close to, and parallel to, the main coastline.
- barrier lakeA lake formed when a river is dammed by a landslide.
- barrier methodA means of contraception involving an impenetrable barrier, such as a diaphragm or condom, between sexual partners.
Compound words 14
- cyberbarrierA barrier in cyberspace.
- barrierlikeresembling or characteristic of a barrier
- biobarrierA barrier that prevents the passage of biological contaminants.
- multibarrierOf or relating to more than one barrier.
- subbarrierHaving a magnitude less than that of a barrier
- underbarrierBeneath a barrier.
- allobarrierA biochemical barrier to allografting
- barristorA form of solid-state triode that features a variable barrier
- immunobarrierAny barrier to the functioning of the immune system
- metabarrierA seismic barrier composed of metamaterial