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ticket barrier

ticket barrier noun: a manned barrier at which travel tickets are presented. Modern barriers are machines which can read tickets or where cards can be scanned before allowing passengers through.

ticket barrier: a manned barrier at which travel tickets are presented. Modern barriers are machines which can read...
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Noun

ticket barrier (plural ticket barriers)

  1. A manned barrier at which travel tickets are presented. Modern barriers are machines which can read tickets or where cards can be scanned before allowing passengers through.
    • The modernisation of Limerick is approaching completion [...]. A new ticket barrier painted black and white divides the concourse from the platforms.1962 July, “The Irish Scene”, in Modern Railways, page 11
    Synonyms:
    ticket gate

Synonyms of ticket barrier

Forms of ticket barrier

pluralticket barriers

Questions about ticket barrier

What does ticket barrier mean?
Ticket barrier means a manned barrier at which travel tickets are presented. Modern barriers are machines which can read tickets or where cards can be scanned before allowing passengers through.
What part of speech is ticket barrier?
Ticket barrier is a noun.
What is the plural of ticket barrier?
The plural of ticket barrier is ticket barriers.

Words near ticket barrier in the dictionary

  1. tickers
  2. tickertape
  3. ticket
  4. ticket agent
  5. ticket agents
  6. ticket barrier
  7. ticket barriers
  8. ticket booth
  9. ticket booths
  10. ticket collector
  11. ticket collectors

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