security barrier
Entry control structure
A security barrier is a physical structure designed to control or prevent access to a protected area.
Security barriers range from fences and walls to bollards and vehicle checkpoints.
The term often appears in contexts of border control, building protection, or crowd management: They installed security barriers around the embassy.
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- entry pointWhere access begins
- checkpointInspection station on route
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- blast wallExplosion-absorbing defensive structure
bollard · barricade · crowd control · fence · VPN · razor wire · border crossing · no man's land · turnstile · body scanner · background checks · encryption · lock · warning sign · mantrap · guard · restricted zones · keep out
- securityalarm system, lock, safe, alarm, camera
- bordersborder, boundary, border crossing, national borders, boundary line
- fan eventsfan conventions, fan fest, meet and greets, fan meetups, fan meetup
- Israeli-Palestinian ConflictIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, PLO
- museum fixturesdisplay case, glass case, vitrine, pedestal, diorama
- West BankRamallah, Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, Judea
security barrieropen door
Barrier removed for entry
thoroughfare · clear path · free passage · public entrance · unlocked door
security barriervulnerability
Openness to harm
soft target · blind spot · security breach · exposure · breach
security barrierfree access
Entry without charge
open-door policy · demilitarized zone · sanctuary city · free trade zone · international waters