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barrier — n. 1) to erect, place, set up a barrier 2) to overcome, take a barrier (the horse took the barrier easily) 3) to break down; remove a barrier 4) the sonic, sound barrier (to break the sound barrier) 5) a crush (BE), police barrier 6) a cultural;… … Combinatory dictionary
barrier — noun 1 fence/gate ADJECTIVE ▪ physical ▪ crash, crush (BrE), flood, police, protective, safety (esp. BrE), security, ticket … Collocations dictionary
erect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ hastily, quickly ▪ specially ▪ The event will take place in a specially erected marquee. PREPOSITION ▪ around … Collocations dictionary
erect — [[t]ɪre̱kt[/t]] erects, erecting, erected 1) VERB If people erect something such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it. [FORMAL] [V n] Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament… … English dictionary
Iran-Pakistan barrier — The Iran Pakistan barrier is a separation barrier which Iran has started building along its border with Pakistan replacing an intermittent tattered border fence. [cite web url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from our own… … Wikipedia
Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 … Universalium
Dhul-Qarnayn — (Arabic: ذو القرنين ḏū al qarnayn, IPA: [ðuːlqarˈnajn]), literally He of the Two Horns or He of the two centuries [1] is a figure mentioned in the Qur an, the sacred scripture of Islam, where he is described as a great and righteous ruler… … Wikipedia
bar — 1 / bär/ n often attrib 1 a: the railing in a courtroom that encloses the area around the judge where prisoners are stationed in criminal cases or where the business of the court is transacted in civil cases compare bench 1, dock … Law dictionary
Alexander the Great in the Qur'an — Alexander in the Qur an is a theory that holds that the character of Dhul Qarnayn, mentioned in the Qur an, is in fact Alexander the Great. The name Alexander itself is never mentioned in the Qur an. Dhul Qarnayn (in Arabic ذو القرنين) is a… … Wikipedia
bar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. barrier, obstacle; barroom (See drinking); hurdle; legal profession, court, bench; rod, bolt, rail; measure; stripe. See lawsuit, length. v. forbid; exclude, restrict, reject; lock, bolt, fasten. See… … English dictionary for students
