boom barrier

noun

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

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Meanings

nounboom barrier (plural boom barriers)

plural boom barriers

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

    Synonyms: boom, boom gate, bar gate, post gate, beam gate, pole gate

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
boomboom gatebar gatepost gatebeam gatepole gate
Also see
boom gate

Translations

Bulgarian бариера
  • бариера (bariera)gate at level crossing
Czech závora, šraňky
  • závoragate at level crossing
  • šraňkygate at level crossing
Danish skranke, bom
  • skrankegate at level crossing
  • bomgate at level crossing
  • spærrebomgate at level crossing
Dutch slagboom
  • slagboomgate at level crossing
Esperanto barilo
  • barilogate at level crossing
Estonian poomvärav, mulk
  • poomväravgate at level crossing
  • mulkgate at level crossing
Finnish puomi
  • puomigate at level crossing
German Schranke, Schlagbaum
  • Schrankegate at level crossing
  • Schlagbaumgate at level crossing
  • Wegeschrankegate at level crossing
  • Zufahrtsschrankegate at level crossing
Hungarian sorompó
  • sorompógate at level crossing
Japanese 遮断機
  • 遮断機 (shadanki)gate at level crossing
Korean 차단기
  • 차단기 (chadan'gi)gate at level crossing
Latvian aizsargbarjera
  • aizsargbarjeragate at level crossing
Norwegian skranke, bom
  • skrankegate at level crossing
  • bomgate at level crossing
Polish szlaban, rogatka
  • szlabangate at level crossing
  • rogatkagate at level crossing
Romanian barieră
  • barierăgate at level crossing
Russian шлагбаум
  • шлагбаум (šlagbaum)gate at level crossing
Scottish Gaelic geata
  • geatagate at level crossing
Slovak závora
  • závoragate at level crossing
Spanish barrera
  • barreragate at level crossing
Swedish bom
  • bomgate at level crossing
Ukrainian пере́пин
  • пере́пин (perépyn)gate at level crossing
Cite this entry
APA

boom barrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boom%20barrier

MLA

“boom barrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boom%20barrier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boom barrier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boom%20barrier.

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