jersey barrier

See also: Jersey barrier

English

Noun

jersey barrier (plural jersey barriers)

1. Alternative form of Jersey barrier
   • 2002 November, “Security by Design”, in CSO, volume 1, number 3, page 18:

     Marcia Argust, former head of the Security Design Coalition, stands protected by a jersey barrier— a common blockade around the Capitol building.

   • 2006, Charles D. Reese, James Vernon Eidson, Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health, Second Edition, →ISBN, page 173:

     The most familiar type of barricade is the infamous "jersey barrier" which is made of reinforced concrete, but barricades can be made of other materials, if it provides an adequate protection factor.

   • 2008, Jake Ziemba, Steve Ziemba, The Yukon Glory, →ISBN, page 181:

     Barry was sitting on top of his jersey barrier, watching the tower disappear.