Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 8 compound words that contain barriers. The most common are listed below. Open barriers in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- barriers to tradeplural of barrier to trade: A government-induced restriction on international trade.
- trade barriersplural of trade barrier: A government-induced restriction on international trade.
- barriers to entryplural of barrier to entry: An impediment that prohibits the use, adoption, application, etc. of (something).
- language barriersplural of language barrier: A conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.
- tariff barriersplural of tariff barrier: a barrier to trade between countries in the form of high taxes or duties which may be imposed by a government.
- crash barriersplural of crash barrier: A 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.
- Jersey barriersplural of Jersey barrier: A modular concrete or plastic barrier designed to create walls that separate lanes of traffic or to block traffic.
- ticket barriersplural of ticket barrier: A 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 barriersplural of tire barrier: A safety feature of auto racing venues, consisting of stacked tires secured together, that provides a cushion in the event of an impact.
- traffic barriersplural of traffic barrier: A 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.
- tyre barriersplural of tyre barrier: A safety feature of auto racing venues, consisting of stacked tires secured together, that provides a cushion in the event of an impact.
- non-tariff barriersplural of non-tariff barrier: Any of various means of limiting trade (especially imports) without charging a tariff in the form of taxes or duties (for example, technical requirements, inspections, licenses, quotas); a nontax import …
- acoustic barriersplural of acoustic barrier: A noise barrier.
- color barriersplural of color barrier: An unspoken social code of racial segregation or discrimination, particularly in sports, education, and public service.
- death barriersplural of death barrier: A (usually invisible) plane that causes the player character to die if touched or passed through.
- half-barriersplural of half-barrier: At an automatic half-barrier level crossing, a lifting barrier that does not block the whole road when in the horizontal position, placed on the left side in the UK according to driving on the left, and mostly used …
- ice barriersplural of ice barrier: a part of the Antarctic ice shelf that extends into the sea
- memory barriersplural of memory barrier: An instruction that enforces an ordering constraint on memory operations issued before and after it.
- noise barriersplural of noise barrier: Synonym of sound barrier (sense 2).
- police barriersplural of police barrier: A barrier erected by the police, usually as a checkpoint.
- security barriersplural of security barrier: A physical structure or natural feature used to prevent or deter access by unauthorized persons to a restricted area.
- sound barriersplural of sound barrier: Sonic 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 …
- species barriersplural of species barrier: The inability of a disease to be transmitted from one species to a different one.
- toll barriersplural of toll barrier: A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid.
- boom barriersplural of boom barrier: A bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.
Compound words 8
- allobarriersplural of allobarrier: A biochemical barrier to allografting
- backbarriersplural of backbarrier: An island at the back of a lagoon
- biobarriersplural of biobarrier: A barrier that prevents the passage of biological contaminants.
- cyberbarriersplural of cyberbarrier: A barrier in cyberspace.
- immunobarriersplural of immunobarrier: Any barrier to the functioning of the immune system
- metabarriersplural of metabarrier: A seismic barrier composed of metamaterial
- nanobarriersplural of nanobarrier: A nanoscale barrier (especially in a biological cell)
- superbarriersplural of superbarrier: An extremely strong barrier that is reinforced or unreinforced by materials.