In technical and elliptical uses. A triple barrier; an obstacle consisting of three successive fences.

An unbroken line of flames forming a barrier; a wall of fire. Somewhat rare.

Fortification. A barrier, consisting of a revolving beam, armed with iron spikes.

A floating fortified barricade on a river, constructed of a number of boats. Cf. work, n. 14. Obsolete. rare.

Military. A small defensive work formed of palisades or earth, usually in the form of a redan, to defend an entrance or passage.

A structure, esp. a barricade or barrier, built from gabions (gabion, n. 1a 1b) (now rare). Formerly also: †gabions collectively (obsolete rare).

(a) a small pillow of metal or glass on which to rest a carving-knife or -fork at table; also, a support to keep a knife in position while it is…

A screen or barrier constructed of brushwood or the like, to serve as a protection for troops, as an ambuscade from which to shoot game, or to…

(cf.tambour, n. 6).