Barrier

noun

1. A means of protection defense
2. A barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary
3. An immaterial barrier or boundary line

   "on the other side of the fence in the argument"

4. Fencing
5. A receiver of stolen goods
6. A place where stolen goods are bought

verb

1. To enclose with a fence
2. To provide a defense for
3. To sell (stolen property) to a fence
4. To practice fencing
5. To provide protection

noun

1. The rehabilitating of a deteriorated political relationship

noun

1. A state of indecision or neutrality with respect to conflicting positions

noun

1. A fence of heavy steel wire woven to form a diamond-shaped mesh

noun

1. A stretch of fence on rangeland especially in the western U.S. for preventing cattle from drifting from their home range

noun

1. A fence made of pickets

   "a white picket fence"

noun

1. Worm fence

noun

1. A usually slatted fence placed across the path of prevailing winds to protect something (such as a building, road, or railroad track) from drifting snow by disrupting the flow of wind and causing the snow to be deposited on the lee side of the fence

noun

1. A solid fence of half-round boards pointed at the top