ticket barrier

noun

A manned barrier at which travel tickets are presented. Modern barriers are machines which can read tickets or where cards can be scanned before allowing passengers through.

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ticket gate
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Meanings

nounticket barrier (plural ticket barriers)

plural ticket barriers

  1. rail transportA manned barrier at which travel tickets are presented. Modern barriers are machines which can read tickets or where cards can be scanned before allowing passengers through.

    The modernisation of Limerick is approaching completion [...]. A new ticket barrier painted black and white divides the concourse from the platforms.

    1962 July, “The Irish Scene”, in Modern Railways, page 11

    Synonyms: ticket gate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA manned barrier at which travel tickets are presented. Modern barriers are machines which can read tickets or where cards can be scanned before allowing passengers through.

Similar
ticket gate
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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