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# barrier

noun (a barrier, barriers)

«barrier» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A barrier is a fence, gate, wall or bar that stops people or things from going somewhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#m1)
2. A barrier can also be anything that makes something hard to do, like a language barrier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons, barriers at railway crossings, building sites, cliff edges, pools and roadworks are there to keep you safe; never climb over or go under them. A barrier going down at a level crossing means a train is coming. In science, a barrier stops things passing, like a sunscreen being a barrier to UV, or a coral reef (the Great Barrier Reef) protecting the coast. In inclusion lessons, removing barriers helps everyone join in. Phrases: safety barrier, crash barrier, language barrier, break down barriers, sound barrier.

### Examples

- Never climb over the safety barrier at the cliff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#x1)
- The barrier came down because a train was coming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#x2)
- Police put up barriers to keep the crowd back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#x3)
- Not speaking English was a barrier for the new boy at first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#x4)
- The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#x5)
- A fence is a barrier around the swimming pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#x6)
- Ramps remove barriers for wheelchair users. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#x7)
- Skin is a barrier that keeps germs out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#x8)
- Furiously did the enraged gnome fling two great clouds together, and hurl a thunderbolt after the flying maiden, splintering the rocky barriers which had stood a thousand years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a barrier, barriers. Spelled with double r: bar-ri-er. A barrier is there for a reason; going around it puts you and others in danger.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it describes a guard post: a group of soldiers who block the way so no one can enter the Temple.

**Interpretation.** The guards protect the young king Joash at the Temple. The tradition sees a loyal priest, Jehoiada, keeping God's house and the royal line safe.

### Examples

- now another third part was at the gate Sur, and another third part at the gate behind the guard — shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier. (Prophets 2KI.11.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/barrier/#x1)

### Note

Countable: a barrier, barriers. Spelled with double r: bar-ri-er. A barrier is there for a reason; going around it puts you and others in danger.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «barrier» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«barrier» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/barrier.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «barrier» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/barrier/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«barrier» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/barrier.html) on Mova free.