A barrier or

barricade Barricade (from the French ''barrique'' - 'barrel') is any object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction. Adopted as a military term, a barricade denot ...

is a physical structure which blocks or impedes something. Barrier may also refer to:

Places

Barrier, Kentucky Barrier is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The community is located on Kentucky Route 92. History A post office was established at Barrier in 1902, and remained in operation until 1974. The community der ...

, a community in the United States * Barrier, Voerendaal, a place in the municipality of

Voerendaal Voerendaal (; li, Voelender) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. Population centres ''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Voerendaal, June 2015'' History The Romans left the ruins from a Roman villa rustic ...

, Netherlands *

Barrier Bay Barrier Bay is an open bay in the Antarctic coastal angle formed by the coast and the western end of the West Ice Shelf. Charted by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–1937, and name ...

, an open bay in Antarctica * Barrier Canyon, the former name of

Horseshoe Canyon (Utah) Horseshoe Canyon, formerly known as Barrier Canyon, is in a remote area west of the Green River and north of the Canyonlands National Park Maze District in Utah, United States. It is known for its collection of Barrier Canyon Style (BCS) rock art ...

Barrier Lake Barrier Lake is a man made reservoir at the north end of Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. Highway 40 runs between the lake and Mount Baldy, on the eastern shore. It is entirely located in the Bow Valley Provincial Park. Barrier Lake was ...

, Alberta, Canada * Barrier Mountain, the former name of

Mount Baldy (Alberta) Mount Baldy is a mountain located in the Kananaskis River valley alongside Highway 40 in the Canadian Rockies. During World War II, prisoners in a nearby internment camp were occasionally permitted to make the ascent of Mt. Baldy as long as th ...

Barrier Ranges The Barrier Ranges or sometimes the Barrier Range and historically the Stanley's Barrier Range, is a mountain range that comprises a series of hills and higher grounds in the far western region of New South Wales, Australia, surrounding the city o ...

, a mountain range in New South Wales, Australia *

Division of Barrier The Division of Barrier was an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was named for the B ...

, a former Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales *

The Barrier The Barrier is a lava dam retaining the Garibaldi Lake system in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is over thick and about long where it impounds the lake. The area below and adjacent to The Barrier is considered hazardous due to the u ...

, a lava dam in British Columbia, Canada *

The Barrier (Kenya) The Barrier is an active shield volcano located in the north of Kenya. It is last known to have erupted in 1921. Description The Barrier was given its name because it forms a barrier about long across the Kenyan Rift Valley. It has a width of ...

, an active shield volcano in Kenya * The Barrier, a common synonym for the city of

Broken Hill, New South Wales Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It is ...

* The Barrier, an early name for the

Ross Ice Shelf The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between hi ...

, Antarctica

In arts and entertainment

Film

* ''The Barrier'' (1917 film), a lost 1917 American silent drama film * ''The Barrier'' (1926 film), a silent film * ''The Barrier'' (1937 film), an American film * ''

Barrier (film) ''Barrier'' ( pl, Bariera) is a Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, released in 1966. The hero quits his studies, resolving to seek social advancement by any means. A new girlfriend changes his mind. (in Polish) Details * Title ...

'', a 1966 Polish film, released in the U.S. as ''Barrier'' * , an Egyptian film; see

Gheorghe Dinică Gheorghe Dinică (; 1 January 1934 – 10 November 2009) was a Romanian actor. Career Dinică showed an early interest in acting, being part of different amateur theater troupes since he was 17. In 1957, he entered The National Institute of Thea ...

* ''The Barrier'' (1979 film), a Bulgarian film * ''The Barrier'' (1990 film), a Bahraini film

Games

* ''Barrier'' (video game), a 1979 arcade game by Vectorbeam

Music

* ''Barriers'' (album), by Frank Iero (2019) * "Barrier", a 1985 song by Simon Townshend on the album '' Moving Target'' * "Barriers", a song by Suede on their 2013 album ''

Bloodsports A blood sport or bloodsport is a category of sport or entertainment that involves bloodshed. Common examples of the former include combat sports such as cockfighting and dog fighting, and some forms of hunting and fishing. Activities characte ...

'' * "Barrier", a track from the soundtrack of the 2015 video game ''Undertale'' by Toby Fox

Television

* ''

Barriers (TV series) ''Barriers'' is a British children's television series, created and written by William Corlett, and made by Tyne Tees Television for ITV between 1981 and 1982. The series starred Benedict Taylor as Billy Stanyon, a teenager facing up to the lo ...

'', a UK television series * ''The Barrier'' (TV series), a 2020 Spanish-language dystopian drama TV series

Other uses

Barrier (surname) Barrier is the surname of the following people: *Adrien Barrier (1891–?), French wrestler *Edgar Barrier (1907–1964), American actor * Ella D. Barrier (1852–1945), American educator * Eric B. (Louis Eric Barrier, born 1963), American hip hop ...

Barrier (computer science) In parallel computing, a barrier is a type of synchronization method. A barrier for a group of threads or processes in the source code means any thread/process must stop at this point and cannot proceed until all other threads/processes reach this b ...

, a type of synchronization in parallel computing * ''Barrier'' (video game), a 1979 maze arcade game *

Barrier Air Barrier Air is a New Zealand airline that was established in 1983 by Jim Bergman as Great Barrier Airlines. The head office is located at the Domestic Terminal at Auckland Airport in Mangere, with additional offices in the terminal buildings ...

, a New Zealand airline *

Barrier Highway Barrier Highway is a highway in South Australia and New South Wales, and is designated part of route A32. The name of the highway is derived from the Barrier Ranges, an area of moderately high ground in the far west of New South Wales, through w ...

, a highway in Australia; it goes into SA from NSW. * ''

USS Barrier USS ''Barrier'' (AM-150) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1945. In 1945, she was transferred to the Soviet Union, serving in the Soviet Navy after that as ''T-335''. Construction and co ...

'', a minesweeper in the U.S. Navy