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A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access

A circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication or progress

(British) A gate that controls access to a building or facility

A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it

A person or thing that reduces a shock or that forms a barrier between people or things

A physical restriction

An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection

A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface

A large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town

The process of blocking or obstructing, or something that blocks or obstructs

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule

An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts, typically used as a prison

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Noun

A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access

circumvallation

blocking object

chainlink fencing

line of defense

offshore barrier

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“King Don promised his subjects that he would build a big, beautiful barrier to keep the invaders out.”

Noun

A circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication or progress

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

circumscription

stone in one's path

millstone around your neck

bone of contention

stumbling stone

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

defensive measures

putting an end to

putting an stop to

nipping in the bud

Mexican standoff

disqualification

restraining order

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

source of trouble

thorn in one's flesh

difficult situation

restricted access

piece of bad luck

kick in the teeth

stroke of bad luck

reversal of fortune

mountain to climb

troublesomeness

chink in somebody's armor

undesirable consequence

incommodiousness

negative aspect

undesirable consequences

adverse effects

vulnerable point

chink in one's armor

other side of the coin

lack of comfort

chink in one's armour

inability to hack it

chink in your armour

monkey on one's back

mark against one

teething trouble

inopportuneness

unpleasant aspect

joker in the pack

learning difficulties

learning disability

millstone round one's neck

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“Sometimes, even the language barrier cannot keep like minds apart.”

Noun

(British) A gate that controls access to a building or facility

five-barred gate

“You can only get through the barrier after you scan your valid ticket.”

Noun

A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it

consecutiveness

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Noun

A person or thing that reduces a shock or that forms a barrier between people or things

invulnerability

insurance cover

protective device

preventive measure

protective umbrella

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Noun

A physical restriction

Noun

An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it

Noun

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection

Noun

Ticket office

Noun

A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid

means of access

means of approach

Noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface

circumscription

line of demarcation

demarcation line

greatest degree

furthermost part

end of the line

range of experience

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Noun

A large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town

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Noun

The process of blocking or obstructing, or something that blocks or obstructs

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

restricted access

immobilisation^UK

immobilization^US

line of defense

Mexican standoff

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Noun

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule

punitive action

coercive measures

coercive measure

punitive measure

financial penalty

social convention

religious convention

disqualification

restraining order

official forbiddance

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

punitive measures

disciplinary action

suspended sentence

deferred sentence

prison sentence

what's coming to you

what you deserve

aversive stimulus

negative reinforcement

what is coming to one

what one is asking for

what's coming to one

what is merited

dose of one's own medicine

retributive justice

just punishment

use of punishment

considered opinion

sending up the river

undesirable consequence

self-mortification

self-punishment

self-flagellation

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Noun

An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts, typically used as a prison

correctional institution

detention facility

house of correction

penal institution

house of detention

detention centre

correctional facility

place of confinement

young offender institution

place of detention

approved school

youth custody centre

concentration camp

prisoner-of-war camp

military prison

detention center

top-security prison

young offenders' institution

Konzentrationslager

internment camp

forced-labor camp

training school

underground prison

underground cell

torture chamber

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