steel barrier

collocation in English

meaningsofsteelandbarrier

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsteel.
steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
See more atsteel
barrier
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈbær.i.ər/us
/ˈber.i.ɚ/
used to describe methods of preventing pregnancy that work by physically blocking sperm from coming into contact with ...
See more atbarrier

(Definition ofsteelandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsteel barrier

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The majority of product placed on the network at that time was tensionedsteelbarrier.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Until recently, all motorways were built with wide medians in the centre, which typically have a wire orsteelbarrier.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This bypass of the two tunnels would have a 36ft m-wide median with asteelbarrierin the middle.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Other routes will continue to use steel barriers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These moveable steel barriers could be brought into position by turning a capstan located above the niche.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The perpetrators held tools to force open closed doors, and used acetylene stoves to melt steel barriers placed on windows and doors.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The weir is a series of massive steel barriers which are raised as the tide retreats to keep the river at an artificially constant level.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The weir is a series of massive steel barriers which are raised as the tide retreats so as to keep the river at an artificially constant level.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The majority of product placed on the network at that time was tensionedsteelbarrier.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Until recently, all motorways were built with wide medians in the centre, which typically have a wire orsteelbarrier.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This bypass of the two tunnels would have a 36ft m-wide median with asteelbarrierin the middle.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A programme to replace the mound barrier with steel barriers will be completed over a number of years.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The guardrails are produced as cable barriers, steel barriers, two and three-wave guardrails.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These moveable steel barriers could be brought into position by turning a capstan located above the niche.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Other routes will continue to use steel barriers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The perpetrators held tools to force open closed doors, and used acetylene stoves to melt steel barriers placed on windows and doors.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The weir is a series of massive steel barriers which are raised as the tide retreats to keep the river at an artificially constant level.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The weir is a series of massive steel barriers which are raised as the tide retreats so as to keep the river at an artificially constant level.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsteel
Go to the definition ofbarrier
See other collocations withsteel