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• Barrier contraception — Background Birth control type Barrier First use Plastic silicone (1900s) Rubber/latex (1800s) Other materials (Ancient) Failure rates (first year) Perfect use method dependent% …   Wikipedia

• Barrier troops — Barrier troops, also translated as blocking troops or blocking detachments ( ru. заградотряды, заградительные отряды, отряды заграждения) in the Army of the Soviet Union was the general term to denote special forces for various barrier purposes.… …   Wikipedia

• barrier island — n. a long island, parallel to the coastline, formed from a ridge of sand (barrier beach) thrown up by the waves, that serves the shore as a protective barrier against tidal waves, storms, etc …   English World dictionary

• barrier — [bar′ē ər, ber′ē ər] n. [ME barrere < OFr barriere < barre,BAR1] 1. Obs. a fortress, stockade, etc. for defending an entrance or gate 2. a thing that prevents passage or approach; obstruction, as a fence, wall, etc. 3. anything that holds… …   English World dictionary

• barrier method — barrier .method n barrier methods of ↑contraception involve the use of ↑condoms etc, which physically prevent the ↑sperm from reaching the egg …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• barrier — bar|ri|er W3 [ˈbæriə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: barriere, from barre; BAR1] 1.) a rule, problem etc that prevents people from doing something, or limits what they can do ▪ the removal of trade barriers (=something such as a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• barrier — noun (C) 1 a type of fence or gate that prevents people from moving in a particular direction: Crowds burst through the barriers and ran onto the pitch. 2 a rule, problem etc that prevents people from doing something, or limits what they can do:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• barrier */*/ — UK [ˈbærɪə(r)] / US [ˈberɪər] noun [countable] Word forms barrier : singular barrier plural barriers 1) a) a bar or gate that stops people or vehicles from entering a place Fans broke through the barriers and rushed onto the pitch. b) something… …   English dictionary

• barrier — bar|ri|er [ beriər ] noun count ** 1. ) a bar or gate that stops people or vehicles from entering a place: Fans broke through the barriers and rushed onto the field. a ) something that separates one thing from another: The river is the last… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• barrier — /bar ee euhr/, n. 1. anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced. 2. any natural bar or obstacle: a mountain barrier. 3. anything that… …   Universalium

• barrier — n. 1 a fence or other obstacle that bars advance or access. 2 an obstacle or circumstance that keeps people or things apart, or prevents communication (class barriers; a language barrier). 3 anything that prevents progress or success. 4 a gate at …   Useful english dictionary