| barrage balloon |
one of a number of anchored balloons from which wires or nets are suspended to discourage low-flying enemy aircraft from attacking military installations or cities. |
| barramunda |
an edible freshwater lungfish native to the rivers of Australia. |
| barranca |
a gorge or ravine, esp. in the southwestern United States. |
| barrator |
in law, one who frequently stirs up quarrels or brings groundless lawsuits. |
| barratry |
in law, the practice of frequently stirring up groundless lawsuits. [2 definitions] |
| barre |
a long horizontal handrail mounted in ballet studios as an aid for dancers performing various exercises. |
| barred |
protected with bars, as a window. [3 definitions] |
| barrel |
a cylindrical vessel with a flat top and bottom, often made of wood staves hooped together and having bulging sides. [6 definitions] |
| barrel-chested |
having a deeper, thicker chest than usual for one's height or weight. |
| barrelful |
the quantity that fills a barrel; barrel. |
| barrel organ |
a portable musical instrument consisting of a cylinder fitted with pegs or pins that either open valves to a series of pipes or strike metal tongues when the cylinder is rotated; hand organ. |
| barrel roll |
a maneuver in which an aircraft completes one spiral revolution around its lengthwise axis, without changing direction of flight. |
| barren |
unproductive; nonproducing. [5 definitions] |
| barrette |
a small clasp, often decorative, used for holding a woman's or girl's hair in place. |
| barricade |
a hastily constructed barrier for protection or for obstructing passage. [3 definitions] |
| barrier |
something erected to bar passage such as a fence, wall, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| barrier island |
a long narrow sandy island formed parallel to a shore protecting it from erosion. |
| barrier reef |
a ridge of coral running parallel to a coast. |
| barring1 |
except in the case of; except for. |
| barrio |
in a Spanish-speaking country, one of the districts of a town. [2 definitions] |
| barrister |
(chiefly British) a lawyer who is qualified to offer legal advice and to represent clients in both the lower and higher courts in the UK. |