Phrase guide

boom barrier

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ուղեփակոց (uġepʻakocʻ) — gate at level crossing
  • Armenian: շլագբաում (šlagbaum) — gate at level crossing
  • Bulgarian: бариера (bariera) — gate at level crossing
  • Czech: závora — gate at level crossing
  • Czech: šraňky — gate at level crossing
  • Danish: skranke — gate at level crossing
  • Danish: bom — gate at level crossing
  • Danish: spærrebom — gate at level crossing
  • Dutch: slagboom — gate at level crossing
  • Esperanto: barilo — gate at level crossing
  • Estonian: poomvärav — gate at level crossing
  • Estonian: mulk — gate at level crossing
  • Faroese: bummur — gate at level crossing
  • Finnish: puomi — gate at level crossing
  • German: Schranke — gate at level crossing
  • German: Schlagbaum — gate at level crossing
  • German: Wegeschranke — gate at level crossing
  • German: Zufahrtsschranke — gate at level crossing
  • Hungarian: sorompó — gate at level crossing
  • Japanese: 遮断機 (shadanki) — gate at level crossing
  • Korean: 차단기 (chadan'gi) — gate at level crossing
  • Latvian: aizsargbarjera — gate at level crossing
  • Norwegian: skranke — gate at level crossing
  • Norwegian: bom — gate at level crossing
  • Polish: szlaban — gate at level crossing
  • Polish: rogatka — gate at level crossing
  • Romanian: barieră — gate at level crossing
  • Russian: шлагбаум (šlagbaum) — gate at level crossing
  • Scottish Gaelic: geata — gate at level crossing
  • Serbo-Croatian: rampa — gate at level crossing
  • Slovak: závora — gate at level crossing
  • Slovene: zapornica — gate at level crossing
  • Slovene: rampa — gate at level crossing
  • Spanish: barrera — gate at level crossing
  • Swedish: bom — gate at level crossing
  • Ukrainian: пере́пин (perépyn) — gate at level crossing
  • Zazaki: macelığ — gate at level crossing