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Barrier

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roadblocknoun(figurative) An obstacle or impediment.

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roadblocknoun(figurative) An obstacle or impediment.
barricadenounA barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
gatenounA doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
bulwarknounA defense or safeguard.
railingnounA fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
fencenounA thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
wallnounA rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
rampartnounA defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
thresholdnounThe lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
screennounA physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
parapetnounA low protective wall.
waynoun(heading) To do with a place or places.
shelfnounA flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
barnounA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
railnounA horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
curtainnounA piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
blockadenounThe physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
backstopnounA default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
frontiernounThe part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.
watertightSo tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.

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