"ticket barrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ticket barriers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ticket barrier (plural ticket barriers)
  1. (rail transport) 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. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: ticket gate
    Sense id: en-ticket_barrier-en-noun-yWdf07cS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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