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Barrier [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. BAR'RIER . [ See bar ]

2. In fortification, a kind of fence made in a passage or retrenchment, composed of great stakes, with transums or overthwart rafters, to stop an enemy.

3. A wall for defense.

4. A fortress or fortified town on the frontier of a country.

5. Any obstruction; any thing which confines, or which hinders approach, or attack; as constitutional barriers.

6. A bar to mark the limits of a place; any limit, or boundary; a line of separation.

Barrier [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.

2. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.

3. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.

4. An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.

5. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.