A barrier is something such as a fence or wall that is put in place to prevent people from moving easily from one area to another. The demonstrators broke through heavy police barriers. As each woman …

  • anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like. 2. any natural bar or obstacle: a mountain barrier. 3. anything that obstructs progress, access, etc.: trade barriers. 4. a limit or …
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      barrier (to sth) In an ideal world, there would be no barriers to the free movement of people between countries.

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