crush barrier

British  

noun

1. a barrier erected to separate sections of large crowds in order to prevent crushing

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Example Sentences

I still remember he used to sit me on the crush barrier on the Holte End terrace and stand behind me so I wouldn't get knocked off in the rush forward when we scored.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021

He also disagreed with the removal of a crush barrier from the Leppings Lane end, the jury heard.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2014

Derrick Godwin, from Gloucester, who died aged 24, would have stood in front of the crush barrier, the jury heard.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2014

Every alleyway had a security-manned crush barrier drawn across it displaying wristband or ticket-holder notices.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2012

Here, the volume of young fans is growing so rapidly that a yellow-shirted security guard has to keep walking away, grumbling, to fetch more lengths of crush barrier.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2010