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police barrier

police barrier noun: a barrier erected by the police, usually as a checkpoint.

Noun

police barrier (plural police barriers)

  1. A barrier erected by the police, usually as a checkpoint.
    • The support structure was so good that if a vehicle sustained damage while running a police barrier, repairs were affected overnight, leaving no telltale traces.2000, Douglas Ranmuthugala, Tales of the Blue Elephant, page 124

Forms of police barrier

pluralpolice barriers

Questions about police barrier

What does police barrier mean?
Police barrier means a barrier erected by the police, usually as a checkpoint.
What part of speech is police barrier?
Police barrier is a noun.
What is the plural of police barrier?
The plural of police barrier is police barriers.

Words near police barrier in the dictionary

  1. police action
  2. police actions
  3. police ambulance
  4. police ambulances
  5. police and thief
  6. police barrier
  7. police barriers
  8. police beat
  9. police beats
  10. police blotter
  11. police blotters

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