concrete barrier

collocation in English

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concrete
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/us
/ˈkɑːn.kriːt/
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen ...
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barrier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbær.i.ər/us
/ˈber.i.ɚ/
a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from ...
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(Definition ofconcreteandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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More recently, different types of barrier have been placed on the network, including wire-rope andconcretebarrier.
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At the same time, the crossing is still narrowed dramatically by aconcretebarrier.
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To build aconcretebarrieracross a river, blocking the downward flow, seems to me unnatural and damaging.
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The department will replace it with a normalconcretebarrierand will also resurface the entire stretch of highway.
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The engineering firm that performed the safety report considered the feasibility of installing aconcretebarrierdown the center median.
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It should be noted that there is no absoluteconcretebarrierbetween the two areas.
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A new first and second line of protection (impact absorbingconcretebarrierand debris fence) will be built.
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Aconcretebarrieralong the south side creates a separated pedestrian walkway across the bridge.
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This can be done by using aconcretebarrierwall or a depressed grass median.
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After the demolition of the old bridge, the southbound bridge carried traffic in both directions as single lanes separated by a temporaryconcretebarrier.
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Portions of the guardrail was replaced by aconcretebarrierin early 2007.
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The car hit theconcretebarrierat the bottom of the hill head-on.
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The lane is separated from car traffic by a lowconcretebarrierwith many gaps to allow for loading and unloading of people and goods.
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Aconcretebarrierlike those used to on many highways was installed several years ago to protect the south parapet.
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Two common types are used: temporaryconcretebarrierand water-filled barrier.
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The opposing carriageways of the freeway are relatively near to each other and are separated by aconcretebarrier.
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The freeway picks up an additional lane at this point as the median is replaced by aconcretebarrier.
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Water not needed by the mill was drained using an adjustable weir or, at higher water levels, across the entire width of theconcretebarrier.
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The more recent schemes have narrow medians, only 3 metres in width, with aconcretebarrierin the middle.
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