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{{wiktionary|Barrier|barrier}}
A '''barrier''' or ] is a physical structure which blocks or impedes something. A '''barrier''' or ] is a physical structure which blocks or impedes something.


'''Barrier''' may also refer to: '''Barrier''' may also refer to:
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==Physical==

===Defensive===
* ], between two countries
* ], at the border between countries
* ], built to protect against potential aggression

===Roadway===
* ], which serve to block roads at railway crossings
* ], which serves to block vehicular access
* ], a plastic barrel filled with sand or water, used on highways as an impact attenuator
* ], a temporary installation to control or block traffic on a road
* ] (crash barrier), used to keep vehicles within their roadway
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ] or K-rail, a type of concrete barrier used to divide highway traffic

===Crowd and noise control===
* ], temporary fencing used to keep crowds inside or away from a certain area
* ], walls and other structures used to attenuate noise pollution

===Race Track===
*barrier, what a horse comes out of at a start of a race

===Flood control by ]s===
* ], a flood control structure on the River Thames in England
* ], a dirt-filled wire mesh/cloth container used for flood control and military fortification
* ], a barrier created as part of coastal defense or to protect an anchorage from the effects of both weather and longshore drift
* ], any material used to resist diffusion of moisture through walls, ceilings or floors

==In science==
* ], a type of synchronization in parallel computing
** ], an instruction to enforce an ordering constraint on memory operations in a computer program
* ], a separation of circulating blood and the brain extracellular fluid
* ], a standard problem in physics of quantum mechanics
* ], the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed
* ], in geology and geography
* ], a physical barrier between a laboratory technician and a work process
* ], in geology

==Places== ==Places==
* ], a community in the United States * ], a community in the United States
* ], a place in the municipality of Voerendaal, in southeastern Netherlands * ], a place in the municipality of ], Netherlands
* ], a lava dam in southwestern British Columbia, Canada
* The Barrier, Great Ice Barrier, Victoria Barrier etc., later 19th–early 20th century names for the ], Antarctica
* ], an open bay in Antarctica * ], an open bay in Antarctica
* Barrier Canyon, the former name of ]
* Barrier reef, a type of ] running along a coast for a long distance, e.g.:
** ], a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize * ], Alberta, Canada
** ], in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia * Barrier Mountain, the former name of ]
* ], an active shield volcano in Kenya * ], a mountain range in New South Wales, Australia
* ], a former Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales
* ], Arabic for "the Great Barrier" in Egypt
* ], in the north of New Zealand * The Barrier, a common synonym for the city of ]
:*'']'', the city's newspaper
* A misspelling of ], a small community in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
:* ], in Australia, from SA to NSW via Broken Hill
* ], a lava dam in British Columbia, Canada
* ], an active shield volcano in Kenya
* The Barrier, an early name for the ], Antarctica


==In arts and entertainment== ==In arts and entertainment==
===Film===
* ], a lost 1917 American silent drama film
* ], a silent film
* ], an American film
* '']'', a 1966 Polish film, released in the U.S. as ''Barrier'' <!--with Krzysztof Komeda, Jerzy Skolimowski-->
* {{ill|The Barrier (1972 film)|ro|lt=''The Barrier'' (1972 film)|Bariera (film)}}, an Egyptian film; see ]
* ], a Bulgarian film
* ], a Bahraini film

===Games===
* ], a 1979 arcade game by Vectorbeam * ], a 1979 arcade game by Vectorbeam

===Music===
* ], by Frank Iero (2019)
* "Barrier", a 1985 song by Simon Townshend on the album '']'' * "Barrier", a 1985 song by Simon Townshend on the album '']''
* "Barriers", a song by Suede on their 2013 album '']''
* '']'', a UK television series
* "Barrier", a track from ] of the 2015 video game ''Undertale'' by Toby Fox
* ], a 1926 silent film

* ], a 1937 American film
===Television===
* ], a 1979 Bulgarian film
* '']'', a UK television series
* ], a 1990 Bahraini film
* ], a 2020 Spanish-language dystopian drama TV series
* '']'', a 1966 Polish film, released in the U.S. as ''Barrier'' <!--with Krzysztof Komeda, Jerzy Skolimowski-->
* ], a fictional character in the anime ''Ultimate Muscle''


==Other uses== ==Other uses==
* ]
* ], a state highway in New South Wales, Australia
* ], a type of synchronization in parallel computing
* Barrier and Afterword, a An ongoing Mexico/American comic book series published by ] and ].
* ] (died 1989), American sports journalist * ], a 1979 maze arcade game
* ], a New Zealand airline
* ], difficulty in communications caused by language difference
* ], hand cream
* ], a restriction of trade by a government
* '']'', a minesweeper in the U.S. Navy
* ], a cost that must be incurred by a new entrant into a market


==See also== ==See also==
* ]
* ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* ] * ]
* {{in title|Barrier}}
* ]
* ]

==References==
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{{disambiguation}} {{disambiguation|geo|surname}}

Latest revision as of 16:07, 26 November 2024

A barrier or barricade is a physical structure which blocks or impedes something.

Barrier may also refer to:

Places

In arts and entertainment

Film

Games

Music

Television

Other uses

See also

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