barrier
US /ˈbæriɚ/
・UK /'bærɪə(r)/
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n.NounDifficult situation preventing something happening
Tough competition from existing businesses is a barrier to entry for new companies
n.NounStructure or object that stops free movement
This mountain range is a natural barrier between the countries
n.NounSomething that blocks movement or prevents access.
The mountains formed a natural barrier between the two countries.
n.NounA fence or obstacle that prevents people from moving forward.
The police set up barriers to control the crowd.
n.NounSomething that prevents understanding or agreement.
Language can be a barrier to communication.
n.NounAn obstacle in a race or competition.
The horse jumped over the barrier.
n.NounA synchronization mechanism in concurrent programming.
A memory barrier ensures that memory operations are executed in the correct order.
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The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart
- This invisible barrier weaves its way through the entire Malay Archipelago, their largest collection of islands on the planet.
This invisible barrier weaves its way through the entire Malay Archipelago, their largest collection of islands on the planet.
- This invisible barrier weaves its way through the entire Malay Archipelago, their largest collection of islands on the planet.
This invisible barrier weaves its way through the entire Malay Archipelago, their largest collection of islands on the planet.
Inside a Chinese EV Graveyard in Hangzhou | WSJ
- Whereas EVs, the entry barrier is significantly lower.
Whereas EVs, the entry barrier is significantly lower.
- Whereas EVs, the entry barrier is significantly lower.
Whereas EVs, the entry barrier is significantly lower.
My Side Hustle Now Brings In $25K/Month - Here's How I Did It
- [Student loan debt is a common barrier to entrepreneurship, but the cash infusion gave Liz a jumpstart]
[Student loan debt is a common barrier to entrepreneurship, but the cash infusion gave Liz a jumpstart]
Smoking is Awesome
- Your lungs are like big inflatable sponges and have a filter and barrier; the cilia cells with hair-like extensions covered by a layer of mucus.
Your lungs are like big inflatable sponges and have a filter and barrier; the cilia cells with hair-like extensions covered by a layer of mucus.
- Your lungs are like big inflatable sponges and have a filter and barrier - the cilia cells with hair-like extensions covered by a layer of mucus.
Your lungs are like big inflatable sponges and have a filter and barrier - the cilia cells with hair-like extensions covered by a layer of mucus.
How To Eradicate One Of Our Deadliest Enemies – Gene Drive & Malaria
- If malaria breaches the blood-brain barrier, it can cause coma, neurological damage, or death.
If malaria breaches the blood-brain barrier, it can cause coma, neurological damage, or death.
- If malaria reaches the blood-brain barrier, it can cause coma, neurological damage, or death.
If malaria reaches the blood-brain barrier, it can cause coma, neurological damage, or death.
What If You Stopped Eating?
- Because there's no more glucose and the fats are too large to cross the blood brain barrier.
Because there's no more glucose and the fats are too large to cross the blood brain barrier.
- and the fats are too large to cross the blood-brain barrier, your brain changes modes and begins
and the fats are too large to cross the blood-brain barrier, your brain changes modes and begins
How to Overcome Shyness
- They simply experience all otherness as an insurmountable barrier
They simply experience all otherness as an insurmountable barrier
All about Oceania | Learn about this beautiful region in the Pacific Ocean
- Even though the original settlers had a common culture, each island began to develop a culture unique to its specific region. Because of this migration, Oceania is one of the most culturally diverse areas on Earth. Oceania is also one of the most environmentally diverse and sensitive areas on the planet, and contains some of the most beautiful coral reefs in the world, including the Great Barrier Reef, which is vital to the Earth's climate.
Even though the original settlers had a common culture, each island began to develop a culture unique to its specific region. Because of this migration, Oceania is one of the most culturally diverse areas on Earth. Oceania is also one of the most environmentally diverse and sensitive areas on the planet, and contains some of the most beautiful coral reefs in the world, including the Great Barrier Reef, which is vital to the Earth's climate.
- Here is an interesting fact. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world.
Here is an interesting fact. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world.
Anne-Marie Imafidon: The former child genius reshaping the world of tech | BBC Ideas
- The one that's the most frustrating is that barrier of who is able and who is capable.
The one that's the most frustrating is that barrier of who is able and who is capable.
- The one that's the most frustrating is that barrier of who is able and who is capable.
The one that's the most frustrating is that barrier of who is able and who is capable.
How He Got 13,000 Views On His Third YouTube Video (In A Tiny Niche)
- One, perfectionism is often the biggest barrier to YouTube success, not lack of knowledge.
One, perfectionism is often the biggest barrier to YouTube success, not lack of knowledge.
- One, perfectionism is often the biggest barrier to YouTube success, not lack of knowledge.
One, perfectionism is often the biggest barrier to YouTube success, not lack of knowledge.