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barrier

/ˈbæɹi.ɚ/ verb C2
  1. To block or obstruct with a barrier. (transitive)

He/she/it barriers · Past barriered · Past participle barriered · -ing form barriering

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Verb forms

Base form
barrier
He/she/it
barriers
Past
barriered
Past participle
barriered
-ing form
barriering

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At length he saw a dark mass, against which it seemed as if the carriage was about to dash; but the vehicle turned to one side, leaving the barrier behind and Danglars saw that it was one of the ramparts encircling Rome.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1070 · C1
He did not even see the ocean, that terrible barrier against freedom, which the prisoners look upon with utter despair.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 76 · C1
Andrea got into the cab, which passed rapidly through the Faubourg Saint-Denis, along the Faubourg Saint-Martin, crossed the barrier, and threaded its way through the interminable Villette.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 975 · C1
And the poor horse resumed the desperate gallop it had kept up since leaving the barrier, and arrived steaming at Louvres.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 976 · C1

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