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

Places

* Barrier, Kentucky, 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, 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 ar ...

* Barrier Lake, 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, a former Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales * The Barrier, a common synonym for the city of Broken Hill, New South Wales :*''

The Barrier Miner ''The Barrier Miner'' was a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Broken Hill in far western New South Wales from 1888 to 1974. History First published on 28 February 1888, ''The Barrier Miner'' was published continuously until 25 November 1 ...

'', the city's newspaper :*

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 ...

, in Australia, from SA to NSW via Broken Hill *

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), an active shield volcano in Kenya * The Barrier, an early name for the Ross Ice Shelf, 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)'', 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)'', a UK television series * ''The Barrier'' (TV series), a 2020 Spanish-language dystopian drama TV series

Other uses

* Barrier (surname) * Barrier (computer science), a type of synchronization in parallel computing * ''Barrier'' (video game), a 1979 maze arcade game * Barrier Air, a New Zealand airline *

Barrier cream A barrier cream is a topical formulation used in industrial applications and as a cosmetic to place a physical barrier between the skin and contaminants that may irritate the skin (contact dermatitis or occupational dermatitis). There are many o ...

, hand cream * '' USS Barrier'', a minesweeper in the U.S. Navy